swoony

swoony

(ˈswuːnɪ)
adj, swoonier or swooniest
1. tending to swoon
2. inducing a swoon (by good looks or attractiveness)
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" Deang again weighed in with Poor Man's Tea, a swoony elixir of genmaicha (popped brown rice)-infused vodka, fresh lemon juice and sugarcane syrup, also available at Salon De Ning.
portrayed romantic Co l i woman's to It certainly would not be made as a romantic comedy, with Richard Gere's rich businessman hiring a sex worker to pose as his girlfriend, spending a week with her, falling in love with her, leaving and then changing his mind and rescuing her in a swoony happy ending.
Director Ry Russo-Young's film is shot by cinematographer Autumn Durald with such precision it's impossible not to get a little swoony over the fact that the filmmaker clearly did not phone it in for this adaptation of a popular young adult book.
Katie Walsh of the Tribune News Service says, 'It's 'Veep,' but less absurdly acid-tongued, and a lot more swoony. Still, the incisive cultural and political commentary cuts deep, and Theron and Rogen turn out to be a winning pair.'
And direct from his swoony turn in romcom smash, Crazy Rich Asians, Henry Golding appears as Emily's husband, who accepts Stephanie's shoulder to cry on.
It was Tristan this and Tristan that, his swoony brown eyes and gooshy smile.
These tunes triggered light shows of a swoony, colored haze, recalling a junior high school dance.
This creates a dreamy aesthetic that again mirrors the swoony experience of first love.
Swoony crooner Michael B talks to Claudia Winkleman, who can't disguise her fangirl feelings (join the queue).
A whimsical and swoony look at falling in love in a city I'm in love with myself.
And nothing better captures the swoony heaven of post-coital married bliss than the opening poem of One or Two Love Poems from the White World (1976): "Smell the sweet narcotic of human flesh upon the bed.
"I still remember how pleasantly shocked I felt by the sudden glimpse of the colourful life-sized statues and curious bits of altar paraphernalia, and can still remember the swoony effect of that the smoky candlelight.