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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swoon \Swoon\, n.
A fainting fit syncope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
swoon
n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient
blood to the brain [syn: {faint}, {syncope}]
v : pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due
to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint}, {conk},
{pass out}]
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