I. -niŋ, -nēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English swowening, swouning, from iswowen, swoun being in a swoon (from Old English geswōgen in a swoon, lifeless) + -ing
archaic : swoon
even disagreeable smells will sometimes occasion swoonings — William Buchan
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of swoon (I)
: characterized by languor of loss of consciousness
• swoon·ing·ly adverb