faints
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of faints
1735–45; noun use (in plural) of faint (adj.)
Example Sentences
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Yasser regularly faints when she tries to stand.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
When Louise, angling for attention, participates in her church’s Inner Beauty pageant, her talent is holding her breath until she faints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
In the pilot, the third-year medical student faints the first time in the exam room and has painfully awkward exchanges with her peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
O’Sullivan determined that Darcie was suffering psychosomatic seizures and faints, very real but not caused by a physical problem.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Immediately he can smell it: the perfume is so sweet, so outrageously sweet, that he nearly faints.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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