swoon
verb (used without object)
to faint; lose consciousness.
had been swooning
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past perfect progressiveof swoon.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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After being told by a reporter that young girls had been swooning over him after a game, Thompson replied: "I'm just trying to stay around John Shurna."
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 19, 2010
