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Meanings of swooning in English

Weak and likely to lose consciousness.

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Usage of swooning in English
1
The swooning riff on Kinder Blumenis a work of great, intricate beauty.
The Irish Times
2
Nevertheless, on press night I didn't see anyone swooning or stomping out.
The Guardian
3
The stimulant acted instantly on the sensitive system of the swooning man.
Armadale
4
Trudeau prompts these swooning reactions because he's operating in a limited field.
The Guardian
5
Smith made a choking noise, and fell back, swooning in my arms.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
6
Rosa felt herself swooning, and she knew nothing of what immediately followed.
Rainbow's End
7
Mrs. Ramage's knees unlocked and she buckled forward, near to swooning again.
Misery
8
But do you know who the girls are swooning after these days?
News.com.au
9
Suzanne, scared to the verge of swooning, fell on her knees, stammering:
The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin
10
What I next did I hardly know, for inwardly I was swooning.
Through Russia
11
With a groan, like distant thunder, Guy fell swooning to the floor.
Condensed Novels
12
Never did man grieve like Camaralzaman when he was recovered from swooning.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
13
But this idol of millions of swooning teenaged girls, afraid of crowds?
The sinatra files: the secret fbi dossier
14
Joe Basalt used his best exertions to bring the swooning man round.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
15
Give me those singing blues and oranges, those swooning creams and cerises.
The Guardian
16
His words became inaudible, and he sank, swooning, in Captain Edney's arms.
The Drummer Boy
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Swooning across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common