Swoon (Verb)
Meaning
Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Daphne felt the room spinning and began to sway, about to swoon from the intense heat and her fasting for 24 hours.
- The crowd gasped as the actress swooned on live television after a physically demanding dance performance.
- Overwhelmed by grief, Sophia struggled to hold back tears as she stood by her late grandmother's bedside, nearly ready to swoon from the emotional pain.
- The frail woman swooned from dehydration after walking for miles in the scorching desert without water.
- Seeing the tragic news headlines about her favorite animal's near-extinction status, a distraught Lily turned pale and swooned into her best friend's arms.