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Search phrase: swoon

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.26Swoons rather, for so bad a prayer as hisSwoonds rather, for so bad a Prayer as his
As You Like ItAYL III.v.17Now counterfeit to swoon, why now fall down,Now counterfeit to swound, why now fall downe,
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.159Many will swoon when they do look on blood.Many will swoon when they do look on bloud.
CoriolanusCor V.ii.64suffering, behold now presently and swoon for what's tosuffering, behold now presently, and swoond for what's to
CoriolanusCor V.ii.97swoon?swoond?
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.232Unto the lodging where I first did swoon?Vnto the Lodging, where I first did swoon'd?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.33.1The King swoonsKing sounds.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.45What! Doth she swoon? Use means for her recovery.What? doth shee swowne? vse meanes for her recouerie.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.246swooned, and fell down at it. And for mine own part, Iswoonded, and fell downe at it: And for mine owne part, I
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.249But, soft, I pray you; what, did Caesar swoon?But soft I pray you: what, did Casar swound?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.392Help! Hold his brows! He'll swoon. Why look you pale?Helpe hold his browes, hee'l sound: why looke you pale?
MacbethMac II.iii.115 (swooning)
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.24So play the foolish throngs with one that swoons,So play the foolish throngs with one that swounds,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.160Speak, of all loves! I swoon almost with fear.Speake of all loues; I sound almost with feare.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.107Hero swoons
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.35Or else I swoon with this dead-killing news!Or else I swoone with this dead-killing newes.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.370I swoon to see thee.I swoond to see thee.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.21Swooning destruction, or some joy too fine,Sounding distruction, or some ioy too fine,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iv.85She swoons
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.13To see you so attired, swoon, I think,To see you so attyr'd: sworne I thinke,
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.89swooned, all sorrowed. If all the world could have seen't,swownded, all sorrowed: if all the World could haue seen't,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.305 Or swooning paleness: and he takes and leaves, Or sounding palenesse: and he takes and leaues,

Glossary

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soundswoon, faint, pass out
swoonfaint
swoondvariant spelling of ‘swoon’ or ‘swound’
swooningshown by fainting, marked by loss of the senses
swoundfaint, swoon
swownvariant spelling of ‘swoon’

Thesaurus

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swoonsound
swoonswound

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...7 [phebe to silvius] now counterfeit to swoon ayl iv iii 167 [rosalind as ganymede t...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SWOONBASICswoon v, swooning adj, swound v
SWOUNDBASICsee SWOON

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