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[ feynts ] / feɪnts /
noun (used with a plural verb)the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey. Origin of faints1735–45; noun use (in plural) of faint (adj.) Words nearby faintsfainites, fáinne, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fair, fair and square, fair ball, Fairbanks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faintsDanny suddenly gets visions of bloody elevators and faints, and is looked over by a doctor. 'The Shining': The Craziest Theories Behind the Film|Jean Trinh|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST To lose hope is like losing the dynamo, the secret of inspiration, and the once indomitable will droops and faints away. The Whole Armour of God|John Henry Jowett When he faints or falls on the ground, he is raised up and urged to move on. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864|Various She goes to call on the carrier's wife and faints: her condition is discovered. Why we should read|S. P. B. Mais
The great mouse runs to her hole, and the little one, not knowing where to hide herself, faints. A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand Ethel accepts him, faints and is brought back to life by a clever "idear" of Bernard's, who pours water on her. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan|Daisy Ashford
British Dictionary definitions for faints
pl na variant spelling of feints Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to faintsdim, remote, dull, slight, inaudible, weak, hazy, soothing, gentle, mild, distant, muffled, far-off, soft, vague, delicate, muted, stifled, black out, swoon |