- present participle of faint.
fainting
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GWR said it had been reported that his headline appearance had forced the closure of the Rua da Consolação with some fans fainting in the heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
For all its immortal ideas and all those outsized news reports of people fainting, “The Exorcist” could’ve faded from memory if so much of what came after didn’t prove to be a cheap imitation.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
As it worsens, however, it can lead to fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, heart failure, and in some cases premature death.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Does anyone need to lie down on an official FIFA-issued fainting couch?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
“You had just as well start fainting then,” I said, “because you’re going to see it all right.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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