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swoon
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- pronunciation:
- swun
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
swoons, swooning, swooned |
definition 1: |
to lose consciousness; faint.
Several soldiers swooned from exhaustion and the intense desert heat.- similar words:
- faint, pass out
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definition 2: |
to fall into a state of hysteria, rapture, or spiritual ecstasy.
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related words: |
collapse, drop |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a loss of consciousness; fainting spell.
- similar words:
- faint
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derivation: |
swooningly (adv.) |
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