from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
swooning
adj 1: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt
faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger";
"felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed
with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn:
{faint}, {light}, {swooning}, {light-headed},
{lightheaded}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swoon \Swoon\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swooned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Swooning}.] [OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swo?nien, fr.
swo?en to sigh deeply, to droop, AS. sw[=o]gan to sough,
sigh; cf. gesw[=o]gen senseless, swooned, gesw[=o]wung a
swooning. Cf. {Sough}.]
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.
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The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. --Lam.
ii. 11.
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The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain.
--Dryden.
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He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.
--Tatler.
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