aswoon

a·swoon

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-swoon]
- /əˈswun/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-swoon]
- /əˈswun/

Definitions of aswoon word

adjective aswoon swooning 3
adverb aswoon in a swooning manner 3
adverb aswoon In a swoon. 0

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Origin of aswoon

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English aswowe(n), aswowne, alteration (with initial vowel taken as a-1) of i swone(n), in swoue(n), reanalysis, as a prepositional phrase, of iswouen, Old English geswōgen fainted; see y-, swoon

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Parts of speech for Aswoon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aswoon

aswoon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

aswoon usage trend in Literature

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