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Meanings of swooning in English

Weak and likely to lose consciousness.

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Examples for "light"
Examples for "light"
1
Please use this number for any future references to this light-bulb issue.
Wired
2
The paper sheds new light on a big issue for technology companies.
Wired
3
With the clear morning light and dry roads, they made good time.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
4
The light at this time of year has a particularly ethereal quality.
The Irish Times
5
He made light of the problem but said he'd talk to Jason.
Escape
1
These faint traces you left that say however softly: I was here.
A monster's notes
2
Macklin had been building a hope, however faint, that they might survive.
Swan Song
3
However, he could not suppress a faint hope and he listened carefully.
Agent 6
4
Yet, the faint cries for help plus some dull thumping noises continue.
The Irish Times
5
As he said this, he felt a faint question disturb his thoughts.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
1
He didn't feel lightheaded or ill. Then his father removed the staff.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
2
He felt weirdly lightheaded as he went into the field to search.
Atonement
3
Paralysis struck Bud's vocal cords, and he felt lightheaded, unable to concentrate.
The Diamond Age
4
The moonlight is dim, rosy: either I'm reeling lightheaded or... or what?
The Atrocity Archives
5
Her heart pounded so hard she felt dizzy and lightheaded with it.
The captive
1
I was suffocating and needed air; I was nauseous, light-headed almost disorientated.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
2
Breathing will start to feel more difficult, and you might get light-headed.
Wired
3
She came to thoroughly dislike the light-headed young fellows of the shop.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
4
He woke up an hour later, hungry, light-headed, uncertain of his surroundings.
The hellfire club
5
He knelt next to the Dwarf, taking quick, short breaths, feeling light-headed.
Jarka Ruus
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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