She was on the verge of fainting out of sheer terror.
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Fainting
/ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fainting" (98 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Verb(1 words)
collapse suddenly
Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
Noun(14 words)
lose consciousnessnear syncopepass outpassing outpre-syncope stateslightsubtlesudden collapseswooningsyncopesyncope-inducingunconsciousnessvasovagal provokingweak
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More general
10 entriesadjectiveclinical descriptordescriptive termloss of consciousnessmedical eventphysical symptomphysiological phenomenonpremonitory symptomsensory descriptorsensory symptom
More specific
14 entriescardiac syncopecardiogenic syncopedizzinessfainting colorfainting soundfainting tracelightheadednessnear-syncopeorthostatic inducingorthostatic syncopepre-syncope statepresyncopevasovagal inducingvasovagal syncope
Collocations
12 entriesfainting agentfainting couchfainting episodefainting patientfainting riskfainting spellfainting tendencyloss of consciousnessorthostatic faintingsudden faintingvasovagal faintingvasovagal syncope
Inflections
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6 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
She was on verge of fainting.
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They were fainting.
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"O Nymphs! O Pan!" he shouted in rapture, and hurrying down to the plain he threw himself into Chloe's arms, so full of delight that he fell fainting to the ground.
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