swooning

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English

Verb

swooning

  1. present participle and gerund of swoon

Derived terms

Noun

swooning (plural swoonings)

  1. A swoon or faint.
    • 2769, William Buchan, Domestic Medicine: or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines:
      People of weak nerves or delicate constitutions are liable to swoonings or fainting fits.