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SWOON

\swˈuːn], \swˈuːn], \s_w_ˈuː_n]\

Definitions of SWOON

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A fainting fit; syncope.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A fainting fit; syncope.
To faint; to sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To faint.
The act of fainting; a faint.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To faint.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Fainting.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

To faint: to fall into a fainting-fit.
The act of swooning: a fainting-fit.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To sink into a fainting fit, and appear as if dead.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To swoon or faint; syncope. [ME.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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