n.
Pronunciation: ' swün
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English gesw ō gen in a swoon
Date: 13th century
1 a : FAINT b : to become enraptured < swoon ing with joy>
2 : DROOP , FADE
– swoon · er noun
– swoon · ing · ly \ ' swü-ni ŋ -l ē \ adverb