- present participle of swoon.
swooning
Example Sentences
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You haven't seen such swooning since the golden age of the Hollywood diva.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She can also be heard in the 2022 animated film “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” singing a swooning ballad titled “Por Que te Vas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Were this another sport—football, basketball, baseball—they’d be swooning over Alcaraz as an all timer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
She broke over an iron gate, crimping it on impact, and there she hung, impossibly arched, graceful as a temple dancer swooning on a lover’s arm.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
