Swoon
(verb)
- To become unconscious or dizzy, typically as a result of a sudden emotion or physical weakness.
- To react with excessive or uncontrollable emotion or pleasure.
Origin:
From the middle english word "swounen", from the old english "swogan" meaning "to faint".
Examples:
- She swooned at the sight of him.
- He swooned from the heat and had to be carried out of the room.
- The news made her swoon with joy.
- She swooned over his romantic gestures.
- The concert goers swooned over the band's new song.