swooning
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Being in a state of near-unconsciousness or extreme weakness: Describes a physical condition of feeling dizzy, weak, and on the verge of fainting, often due to shock, pain, illness, or strong emotion. 2. Overwhelmed by intense feeling: Used figuratively to describe being overcome by a powerful emotion, such as love, admiration, or delight, to the point of feeling weak or ecstatic.
Usage Examples
- Literal (Physical):
- The heat was so intense that several people in the crowd became swooning and had to be carried to the first aid tent.
- After hearing the terrible news, she felt swooning and had to sit down immediately.
- Figurative (Emotional):
- The audience was swooning over the musician's romantic ballad.
- She read the love letter with a swooning heart.
Advanced Usage
- "to be swooning over someone/something": To be filled with excessive admiration or infatuation for someone or something.
- Fans were swooning over the actor's performance in the new film.
Variants and Related Words
- Swoon (verb): To faint or lose consciousness, often from extreme emotion.
- She nearly swooned when she saw the surprise.
- Swoon (noun): An act or instance of fainting.
- He fell into a dead swoon.
Synonyms
- Faint: Lacking clarity, brightness, or strength; feeling weak and dizzy.
- Lightheaded: Feeling dizzy and slightly faint.
- Giddy: Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; dizzy.
- Enraptured: (Figurative) Filled with great pleasure or joy.
Related Idioms
- To make someone swoon: To cause someone to feel overwhelming admiration or delight.
- His voice is enough to make anyone swoon.
Adjective
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep