swoon
verb (used without object)
to faint; lose consciousness.
swooned
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past participleof swoon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof swoon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swoonverb (used without object)to faint; lose consciousness.
Example Sentences
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Within about 10 days the S&P 500 had shed nearly 14% as stocks swooned following the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement at the start of April.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some traders have said the drop in bitcoin may be forcing some other selling in the traditional markets, which swooned this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
When he was 19 years old, Hudson swooned for her after watching “Clueless,” the 1995 teen comedy that transformed Alicia Silverstone into an overnight sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Reetika swooned over the way Alwyn Brier played Finlandia on the piano.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
