swoon
verb (used without object)
to faint; lose consciousness.
have swooned
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present perfectof swoon.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The company’s shares have swooned since the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Meanwhile, Chinese stock markets have swooned since late 2023, deepening losses that amount to trillions of dollars over the past several years.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
We will never know whether the world would have swooned as hard for Liam as it did for his older sibling.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
Henry is said to have swooned at the intelligence, and was never afterwards seen to smile.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
