swoon

Definition

  • noun: a partial or total loss of consciousness
  • verb: to become very excited about someone or something
  • verb: to become enraptured
  • usually + 'over'
  • synonyms: faint, syncope, lose

Examples

  • Teenage girls 'swooned over' the band's lead singer.

  • She fell into a 'swoon'. [=she swooned]

  • She almost 'swooned' from fright.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Your first dance as Queen. Thank you... Only I don't dance. But my sister does. Lucky you...Oh, I don't think... If you swoon, let me know, I'll catch you. Sorry. Like an agile peacock... Speaking of, so great to have the gates open. Why did they shut them in the first place? (..)
    2013 Frozen