"swoons" in the noun sense
1. faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
"swoons" in the verb sense
1. faint, conk, swoon, pass out
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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