a.
The faint prosecution of the war. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It faints me to think what follows. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. Guardian. [ 1913 Webster ]
If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way. Mark viii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. xxiv. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [ R. ] See Fainting, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
The saint,
Who propped the Virgin in her faint. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. Is. vii. 4.
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n. Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fainting fit,
a. Slightly faint; somewhat faint. --
a. Timorous; feeble-minded. [ Obs. ] “A fainting, silly creature.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a faint, weak, or timidmanner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
I will send a faintness into their hearts. Lev. xxvi. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]