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

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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.
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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.
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The Master said, He that wants strength faints midway; but thou drawest a line.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
And even the aggressive clove curls up and faints when ordered to disguise a mince pie breath.
The Foolish Almanak|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for faints

faints

/ (feɪnts) /

pl n

a variant spelling of feints

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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