Thesaurus: swoon

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1. v. i. 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.
2. n. A fainting fit; syncope.
3. n. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
4. v. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
5. 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. A fainting fit; syncope.
6. To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparentsuspension 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.
7. n:32/v:68 n a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain v pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain