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Synonyms for fainting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : feynt
Phonetic Transcription : feɪnt

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Définition of fainting

Origin :
  • c.1300, "wanting in courage," now mostly in faint-hearted (mid-15c.), from Old French feint "soft, weak, sluggish," past participle of feindre "hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one's duty by pretending" (see feign). Sense of "weak, feeble" is early 14c. Meaning "producing a feeble impression upon the senses" is from 1650s.
  • verb lose consciousness
Example sentences :
  • He took Soubise, who was almost in a fainting condition, from his friend.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Dora is not fainting—if you would only let her alone, she would do well.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • What amazing importance a fainting fit can sometimes bestow!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The girl beside her saw her slip back, fainting, on her pillows.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • I saw that she was on the point of fainting with fright and indignation.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • She was about to rise, but fell upon the seat again, fainting.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • She grew deadly pale: she might have been on the verge of a fainting fit.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • The women were all screaming, wailing, weeping and fainting.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Don Quixote » by Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
  • As they raised him into the berline, however, he toppled forward, fainting.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He was white, helpless, fainting, and in his eyes were the shadows of infinite regret.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

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