swoon
verb (used without object)
to faint; lose consciousness.
has been swooning
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present perfect progressiveof swoon (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Even as the for-profit education sector has been swooning for years under the weight of heightened government regulation, highly focused task-oriented ‘nanodegree programs’ are attracting attention from investors.
From Forbes ● Dec. 1, 2014
