aswoon
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aswoon
1300–50; Middle English aswowe ( n ), aswowne, alteration (with initial vowel taken as a- 1 ) of i swone ( n ), in swoue ( n ), reanalysis, as a prepositional phrase, of iswouen, Old English geswōgen fainted; y-, swoon
Example Sentences
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Already, matrons from Manasquan to Massapequa are aswoon over Broadway's newest star.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I liked Louie," said Ted, his cracked-cello voice aswoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sire, Thou wouldst not see me sink aswoon, and mar The raptures of thy revel.
From Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Then Marjanah dismounted from her horse, and Al-Ghazban did in like sort, and they made fast the bridles and helped the Princess to dismount, for she was aswoon from excess of anguish.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Never go away from Him, but continue to fash Him; and if He delays, yet come not away, albeit you should fall aswoon at His feet.’
From Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents by Whyte, Alexander
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