swound
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of swound
1400–50; late Middle English swounde (v.), variant (with excrescent d ) of swoune to swoon
Example Sentences
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Therefore my Hope arose From out her swound and gazed upon Thy face.
From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna
He seemed, when from that swound he woke, A man already touched by Death, As when the stalwart forest oak, Blasted beneath the lightning's stroke Lives on, yet languisheth.
From The Coast of Bohemia by Page, Thomas Nelson
They showed me the ’andcuffs, too—the other one did—and he clicked the dratted things on my wrist; and I tell you I believe I nearly went off in a swound!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Take heed Sir, she may chance to swound again.
From The Scornful Lady by Fletcher, John
With that the lords and the company round With hearty laughter were ready to swound.
From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry
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