faints

or feints

[ feynts ]

/ feɪnts /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.

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Origin of faints

1735–45; noun use (in plural) of faint (adj.)

Words nearby faints

fainites, fáinne, faint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fair, fair and square, fair ball, Fairbanks

How to use faints in a sentence

A Berlin building locked down after an African woman faints.
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Danny 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
De 'oman faints an' he digs her up, but in a few minutes she am stone dead.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
The one is technically termed the strong faints, the other, the weak faints.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

His hand shook on Bart's, and Bart thought, If we're lucky, we can get out of the port before he faints dead away.
The Colors of Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
The young lady recognises him in an instant, and is so much affected by his altered circumstances, that she faints away.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
The Master said, He that wants strength faints midway; but thou drawest a line.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius

British Dictionary definitions for faints

faints

/ (feɪnts) /

pl n

a 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

faints

or feints

Origin of faints

Words nearby faints

Words related to faints

How to use faints in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for faints