verb [V]
1 ~ (over sb) to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about sb that you think is sexually attractive, so that you almost lose consciousness:
He's used to having women swooning over him.
2 (old-fashioned) to lose consciousness
SYNFAINT
swoon noun [sing.] (old-fashioned):
to fall / go into a swoon
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