Category:Swoon

Swoon, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Swooning.] Etym: [oe. swounen, swoghenen, for swo, fr. swo to sigh deeply, to droop, As. swogan to sough, sigh; cf. geswogen senseless, swooned, geswowung A swooning. Cf. Sough.]

Defn: to sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent Suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- Often with away. The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. Lam. ii. 11. The most in years. . . swooned first away for pain. Dryden. He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy. Tatler.

Swoon Swoon, n.

Defn: a fainting fit; syncope.