faint
adjective
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc..
are fainting
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present progressiveof faint.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"People are standing in queues for hours to get minimal food rations. People are fainting in the bread queues," local journalist Irina Hayrapetyan says in a recorded voice message from inside the ethnic Armenian enclave.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023
“Someone told me that people are fainting, they are developing fever and some are dying after taking the injection,” she said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2021
"The chaps are fainting when they are on parade, but they don't get much sympathy here," he wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2018
There are fainting goats, screaming goats, goats in pajamas and goats with anger issues.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2017
"Meanwhile earth-tillers are fainting beneath an avalanche of labor, and public workmen are revolting against demands of overseers," added Pentuer.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Jeremiah Curtin
