Swoon (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Swooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swooning.] [OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swo�nien, fr. swo�en to sigh deeply, to droop, AS. swōgan to sough, sigh; cf. geswōgen senseless, swooned, geswōwung a swooning. Cf. Sough.] To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; — often with away.
The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. Lam. ii. 11.
The most in years... swooned first away for pain. Dryden.
He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy. Tatler.