noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

   "fainting fit"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of faint form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abscessagueanemiaanoxiaasphyxiationasthma

Example

More examples

"She was on the verge of fainting out of sheer terror."

Etymology

From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing.

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