faint
adjective
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc..
have been fainting
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present perfect progressiveof faint.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"My tour guide friends and I are extremely stressed out. People have been fainting on tours and there are ambulances outside everywhere."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023
This last hour my legs have been fainting under me; I’ve a stitch in my side like a red-hot iron; I canna breathe right.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
This last hour my legs have been fainting under me; I've a stitch in my side like a red-hot iron; I cannae breathe right.
From Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
