swound

[ swound, swoond ]

/ swaʊnd, swund /

verb (used without object), noun Archaic.

swoon.

Origin of swound

1400–50; late Middle English swounde (v.), variant (with excrescent d) of swoune to swoon

Words nearby swound

swore, sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, 'swounds, swozzle, Swtz., swum, swung

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Example sentences from the Web for swound

A silence that was like a swound fell on the instant, and the light within went out at a puff.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
I poured out my tale at one breath and in one sentence, and when it ended my mother was in her swound.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro
Hereupon my poor child was torn from me, and I fell in a swound upon the steps.
The Amber Witch|Wilhelm Meinhold
When my child heard this, she gave a cry of joy, and fell back in a swound with her head against the wall.
The Amber Witch|Wilhelm Meinhold

British Dictionary definitions for swound

swound

/ (swaʊnd) /

noun, verb

an archaic or dialect word for swoon

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单词	swound
释义	swound [ swound, swoond ] / swaʊnd, swund / verb (used without object), noun Archaic. swoon. Origin of swound 1400–50; late Middle English swounde (v.), variant (with excrescent d) of swoune to swoon Words nearby swound swore, sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, 'swounds, swozzle, Swtz., swum, swung Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swound A silence that was like a swound fell on the instant, and the light within went out at a puff. John Splendid\|Neil Munro I poured out my tale at one breath and in one sentence, and when it ended my mother was in her swound. The Shoes of Fortune\|Neil Munro Hereupon my poor child was torn from me, and I fell in a swound upon the steps. The Amber Witch\|Wilhelm Meinhold When my child heard this, she gave a cry of joy, and fell back in a swound with her head against the wall. The Amber Witch\|Wilhelm Meinhold British Dictionary definitions for swound swound / (swaʊnd) / noun, verb an archaic or dialect word for swoon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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