fainting
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- I still held her in my arms and supported her half-fainting form. Cited from Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, by Charles Major
- Was ever there a woman who could look on blood without fainting? Cited from Arms and the Woman, by Harold MacGrath
- She became famous on the show for fainting after her performance in the fifth week.
- She began by fainting away, as was only natural in such a case. Cited from The Tales of Mother Goose, by Charles Perrault
- Immediately place the person fainting in a lying position, with head lower than body. Cited from The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887), by Mrs. F.L. Gillette
- But the attempt he made, served only to put him into a fainting fit. Cited from The Works of John Dryden, Volume 16 (of 18), ed. by Walter Scott
- Children have been known to fall fainting on the floor of these schools through want of food. Cited from Lights and Shadows of New York Life, by James D. McCabe
- He started to work in the fields and fell fainting to the earth. Cited from Little Journeys, Volume 4, by Elbert Hubbard
- John supported the fainting lady with one arm, turning round upon his seat at the back. Cited from A Tale of a Lonely Parish, by F. Marion Crawford
- She stood up for a moment, trying to speak, and then suddenly fell back, fainting. Cited from A Canadian Heroine, Vol. 3, by Mrs. Harry Coghill
- What would he have done had he come here fainting? Cited from The Pacha of Many Tales, by Captain Frederick Marryat
- I might have remained in a fainting state only for a few minutes, or hours might have passed. Cited from Dick Cheveley, by W. H. G. Kingston
- He tries to return home, but his mother ends up fainting upon the sight of him.
- She went to see for herself what was up, and found her husband in a fainting fit. Cited from The Lion's Mouse, by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
- I think I was on the point of fainting when I heard it. Cited from The House by the Church-Yard, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- The queen closed her eyes, as if she had been suddenly seized with a fainting attack. Cited from The Vicomte de Bragelonne, by Alexandre Dumas
- "We shall have you fainting before you get home, if you don't." Cited from A Final Reckoning, by G. A. Henty
- However, she can recall nothing after fainting until she found herself running in the streets.
- When they reached it, the little creature fell half fainting upon it. Cited from The Mating of Lydia, by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Again and again she tried to speak, but for some hours she fell from one fainting fit into another. Cited from Turns of Fortune, by Mrs. S. C. Hall
Root form of fainting is
faint
for the verb.
How fainting gets used
- half fainting
- almost fainting
- of fainting
- fell fainting
- her fainting
- his fainting
- my fainting
- from fainting
- nearly fainting
- sank fainting
- near fainting
- without fainting
- fainting goats
- fainting game
- fainting fits
- fainting with hunger
- fainting spirits
- fainting soul
- fainting in her
- fainting woman
- fainting away
- fainting form
Words starting with fainting
Meaning of fainting
- verb Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
