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swooned
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swoon \Swoon\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Swooning.] [OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swo?nien, fr. swo?en to sigh deeply, to droop, AS. sw[=o]gan to sough, sigh; cf. gesw[=o]gen senseless, swooned, gesw[=o]wung a swooning. Cf. Sough.] To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away.
The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
--Lam.
ii. 11.
The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain.
--Dryden.
He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.
--Tatler.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: swoon)
Usage examples of "swooned".
Then the Lady Anglides made great dole, and swooned, for she saw her lord slain afore her face.
Then when Lionel saw he would none other, and that he would not have risen to give him battle, he rashed over him so that he smote Bors with his horse, feet upward, to the earth, and hurt him so sore that he swooned of distress, the which he felt in himself to have died without confession.
And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
And when she saw him there she swooned thrice, that all the ladies and gentlewomen had work enough to hold the queen up.
And when she was put in the earth Sir Launcelot swooned, and lay long still, while the hermit came and awaked him, and said: Ye be to blame, for ye displease God with such manner of sorrow-making.
The drow landed heavily on his injured shoulder and nearly swooned in agony.
She swayed to the side, nearly swooned, finding her strength only when a burst of anger and denial welled up within her.
That effort seemed to drain her of all her strength, though, for she nearly swooned and would have stumbled had not Dohni Ganderlay been there to catch and support her.
He nearly swooned, but knew that if he gave into that momentary weakness, the ogre would break him apart.
Then the Queen Guenever made great sorrow for the departing of her lord and other, and swooned in such wise that the ladies bare her into her chamber.
And then he bled so fast that he might not stand, but so he laid him down upon his bed, and there he swooned and lay as he had been dead.
And in the meanwhile word came unto Sir Launcelot and to Sir Tristram that Sir Carados, the mighty king, that was made like a giant, fought with Sir Gawaine, and gave him such strokes that he swooned in his saddle, and after that he took him by the collar and pulled him out of his saddle, and fast bound him to the saddle-bow, and so rode his way with him toward his castle.
And there Sir Uwaine met with Sir Andred, and smote him down that he swooned on the earth.
Guenever swooned with joy, and the place of combat suddenly exhibited a scene of the most tumultuous delight.
When he saw that Sir Bohort would not rise to give him battle, he rushed over him, so that he smote him with his horse's feet to the earth, and hurt him sore, that he swooned of distress.