swoon
verb (used without object)
to faint; lose consciousness.
had swooned
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past perfectof swoon.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Bob Hope dropped by one night and was so impressed that he offered the young singer a spot opening his shows at the famed Paramount Theater, where teens had swooned for Sinatra.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Still, I had swooned last fall for “A Phone Call,” the participatory, telephonic first part of the triptych “A Thousand Ways,” by the experimental company 600 Highwaymen.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2021
The embers would be strained out and the milk transformed into the smoked ice cream I had swooned over in the dining room.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2015
Teenagers had swooned over Frank Sinatra’s velvety vocals and Elvis Presley’s swiveling hips, but the hysteria that hounded the Beatles was different — more fervent, almost atavistic, and even dangerous at times.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2014
He lay there motionless, for so long a time that Gimli wondered if he had swooned or fallen asleep again.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
