Swoon, n.
A fainting fit; syncope.
1 other Webster entry under this spelling
Swoon, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Swooning.]
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.
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Fernald has no entry of its own for swoon; he lists it under stupor.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
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