verb
- loses consciousness temporarily
Usage: third person singular present of ‘faint’
noun
- instances of losing consciousness temporarily
Usage: plural of ‘faint’
Examples
- She faints at the sight of blood.
- The heat was so intense that he faints during the parade.
- The nurse recorded three faints in the emergency room today.
- After standing too long, she faints and falls to the ground.
- The doctor explained that stress sometimes faints people.
- Multiple faints occurred during the lengthy ceremony.