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swooning

  • present participle of swoon.
  • a word derived from swoon.

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The crowd at the Indio festival, for instance, went wild for the puppets swooning to Ben Platt’s cover of Addison Rae’s hit tune “Diet Pepsi.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

It’s been the favorite since sending critics and film fans swooning upon release in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

As they passed, Malfoy did a ridiculous impression of a swooning fit and there was a roar of laughter.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling