faint

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verb

ADVERB

▪ almost, nearly

VERB + FAINT

▪ be about to, be going to

▪

He was so pale she thought he was going to faint.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

▪

He would faint at the sight of blood.

▪ from

▪

She fainted from lack of air.

▪ with

▪

She almost fainted with shock.

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adj.

1 not strong or clear

VERBS

▪ be, sound

▪

His voice sounded faint and far away.

▪ become, grow

▪

The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, very

▪

I can't make out the number—it's very faint.

▪ rather

2 near to losing consciousness

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look

ADVERB

▪ extremely, very

▪ almost

▪ a bit, a little, quite

▪

I was beginning to feel a little faint.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

▪

I was faint with hunger.

Faint is used with these nouns: ↑amusement, ↑aroma, ↑aura, ↑birthmark, ↑blur, ↑blush, ↑breeze, ↑bruise, ↑click, ↑colour, ↑cry, ↑curl, ↑disapproval, ↑echo, ↑flicker, ↑flush, ↑frown, ↑gleam, ↑glimmer, ↑glow, ↑grin, ↑haze, ↑hint, ↑hiss, ↑hope, ↑hum, ↑idea, ↑image, ↑light, ↑line, ↑memory, ↑mist, ↑moan, ↑moonlight, ↑murmur, ↑noise, ↑note, ↑odour, ↑outline, ↑possibility, ↑praise, ↑pulse, ↑recollection, ↑reflection, ↑resemblance, ↑roar, ↑rumble, ↑rustle, ↑scar, ↑scent, ↑shadow, ↑shout, ↑signal, ↑smell, ↑smile, ↑sneer, ↑sound, ↑star, ↑streak, ↑suggestion, ↑tinge, ↑tinkle, ↑tint, ↑trace, ↑trail, ↑tremor, ↑voice, ↑whiff, ↑whisper