swoon
/swuːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A faint.
noun
An infatuation.
verb
To faint, to lose consciousness.
verb
To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.
verb
To make a moan, sigh, or some other sound expressing infatuation or affection.
Example Sentences
- "She dandled it, and dancet it up and doune, / Not ceasing till she rais'd it from his swoune."
- ""I felt my strength fading away, and I was in a half swoon. How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away. I saw it drip with the fresh blood!""
- "As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon."
- ""I swoon," quoth he."
- "I threw myself down on the island ground, like a dead man, and drowned in desolation swooned away, nor did I return to my senses till next morning, when the sun rose and revived me."
- "I dropped the vessel quickly to a lower level. Nor was I a moment too soon. The girl had swooned."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: swoune, swounen, ġeswōgen, *swōgan, *swōganą, *sweh₂gʰ-