swoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    faint; deliquium; syncope.
  2. verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
    pass out; faint; conk.

WordNet

Swoon intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swonien, fr. swoen to sigh deeply, to droop, AS. swogan to sough, sigh; cf. geswogen senseless, swooned, geswowung a swooning. Cf. Sough.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Swooned ; present participle & verbal noun Swooning
Definitions
  1. To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away.
    The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. Lam. ii. 11.
    The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain. Dryden.
    He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy. Tatler.
Swoon noun
Definitions
  1. A fainting fit; syncope.

Webster 1913