to swound
9.9
To faint briefly, often used in old stories
- verb
- Archaic
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desmayarse
- He swounded after hearing the bad news.
Examples
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She seemed about to swound from the heat and excitement of the festival.
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The poet wrote of maidens who would swound at the sight of danger.
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In the old tale, the knight did swound upon hearing the dreadful news.
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She swounds at the sight of blood.
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In the old tale, the knight did swound upon hearing the dreadful news.
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She seemed about to swound from the heat and excitement of the festival.
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The poet wrote of maidens who would swound at the sight of danger.
How Unconscious
to black out
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5.4
to swound
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swound as a verb is the old literary cousin of swoon, coming from an old English word for 'to fall into sleep' or 'to faint'. So to swound is to suddenly lose consciousness, much like falling into sleep.