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  • His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe

    From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.usage.english,sci.lang,rec.puzzles on Thu Apr 2 18:19:19 2026
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    http://www.mendele.com/WWD/WWDdead.html

    A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again.
    ...........

    His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.


    ______________

    Swoon can mean....


    "Swoon" typically means to faint (lose consciousness) or, figuratively, to become overwhelmed by intense emotion, joy, or admiration. It often implies fainting from strong feelings like love or excitement, or a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness. It can also mean to droop or fade, as well as referring to a period of poor performance (a "swoon" in the economy). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    Usage Examples:


    rCo Literal (Faint): "The heat was so intense that she almost swooned".

    rCo Emotional (Admire): "Fans swooned over the pop star's performance".

    rCo Figurative (Overwhelmed): "The delicious smell made her swoon with delight".

    rCo Performance (Dip): ???? "The team hit a major midseason swoon". [4, 6, 7, 8]



    AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses

    [1]-ahttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon [2]-ahttps://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/swoon [3]-ahttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/swoon [4]-ahttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/swoon
    [5]-ahttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/swoon [6]-ahttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/swoon [7]-ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU878FFg4B8 [8]-ahttps://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/word-of-the-day-swoon/articleshow/128310110.cms

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  • From James Dow Allen@user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.usage.english,sci.lang,rec.puzzles on Fri Apr 3 04:16:21 2026
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    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    rCo Literal (Faint): "The heat was so intense that she almost swooned". rCo Emotional (Admire): "Fans swooned over the pop star's performance". rCo Figurative (Overwhelmed): "The delicious smell made her swoon with delight".


    Here's a clip from the hit 1963 musical *Bye Bye Birdie*:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_xzhWC-vI
    The swooning passes from the Figurative to the Emotional, but by the end of
    the clip is completely Literal.

    My favorite scenes in that musical were at the very beginning and at
    the very end; both featured the title song. They were afterthoughts the producer didn't want to pay to produce. The director filmed them with his
    own money: The producer quickly agreed to reimburse when he saw them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t3cBTb3xPc

    A certain 13 year-old boy swooned to watch this magnificent girl.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to alt.usage.english,sci.lang,rec.puzzles on Fri Apr 3 11:49:29 2026
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    Verily, in article <1775189781-4353@newsgrouper.org>, did user4353 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
    Here's a clip from the hit 1963 musical *Bye Bye Birdie*:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_xzhWC-vI
    The swooning passes from the Figurative to the Emotional, but by the end of the clip is completely Literal.

    That's a funny clip from a funny movie.

    One thing I notice here is that the song actually kind of sucks. There
    are good, catchy songs in this movie, but "Honestly Sincere" isn't one
    of them. I think that's the point: it's a mediocre song, but it doesn't
    matter because the girls are all so into Birdie.

    I should watch that again. It's been a few decades.
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.usage.english,sci.lang,rec.puzzles on Fri Apr 3 16:31:54 2026
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    James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:


    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
    rCo Literal (Faint): "The heat was so intense that she almost swooned". rCo Emotional (Admire): "Fans swooned over the pop star's performance".
    rCo Figurative (Overwhelmed): "The delicious smell made her swoon with delight".


    Here's a clip from the hit 1963 musical *Bye Bye Birdie*:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_xzhWC-vI
    The swooning passes from the Figurative to the Emotional, but by the end of the clip is completely Literal.

    My favorite scenes in that musical were at the very beginning and at
    the very end; both featured the title song. They were afterthoughts the producer didn't want to pay to produce. The director filmed them with his own money: The producer quickly agreed to reimburse when he saw them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t3cBTb3xPc

    A certain 13 year-old boy swooned to watch this magnificent girl.


    thank you....

    It seems that several ppl in AUE were saying that Swoon can only mean to faint.
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