Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swooning

/swˈunɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: swoon-ing
IPA: /swˈunɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of swoon

noun

A swoon or faint.

Example Sentences

"People of weak nerves or delicate constitutions are liable to swoonings or fainting fits."

Inflected Forms

swoonings (plural)

Derived Forms

swooningly

Synonyms

faint light light-headed lightheaded

Rhymes With

tuning pruning ballooning crooning cartooning communing bruning impugning cocooning bruening chewning

Questions

How do you pronounce swooning?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈunɪŋ/.
What does swooning mean?: present participle and gerund of swoon

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