01 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.
imp. & p. p.
Swooned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swooning
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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.