单词 | swooner |
释义 | swoonern. 1. One who swoons or faints, or pretends to do so. ΚΠ 1911 K. D. Wiggin Mother Carey xxx. 263 Nancy had secretly trained Peter so that he was the best swooner of the family. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 28/2 There's no need to reassure the swooner that Lana is human flesh and blood. 1966 New Statesman 19 Aug. 269/3 Olga Ferri accepted the chance to appear more of a queen, less of a lyrical swooner. 2. U.S. One who sings in a manner which resembles crooning. Also (nonce-word) swooner-crooner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > crooner crooner1930 yowler1935 swooner1944 1944 Amer. Speech 19 102/1 Swooner-crooner is a characterizing term in current use among journalists and humorists for the singer Frank Sinatra. It made its advent in late 1943. 1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xxi. 268 His voice..never falls into the whispering faint that makes listening to the swooners and crooners so disturbing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1911 |
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