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fainter
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Faint \Faint\ (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. Fainter (-[~e]r); superl. Faintest .] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Feign , and cf. Feint .] Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: faint ) n. One who faints.
Usage examples of fainter.
The aura generated by the singer was fainter in the lobby and the close knot of men by the box office window interrupted their discussion to stare suspiciously at Daffyd and Sally.
We all rolled up our sleeves and I noticed that Alessan's hands were red already, though there was only a fainter tinge of red on his upper arms.
It was then he caught the faint noise of something cracking, and the even fainter splashing of liquid.
The piano within continued playing, but fainter, with only one hand, because the pianist had turned toward the door which, until now ajar, had been opened wide by a man in a high-buttoned coat.
The howling and jeering of the crowd grew fainter and fainter until they reached the Entrance Hall, where they could hear nothing except the sound of their own footsteps.
Screaming non-stop, her voice grew fainter and fainter until they could no longer hear it over the trampling of hooves surrounding them.
It grew fainter and fainter in the distance, and at length died away altogether.
Soon the purring of the motor-boat, getting fainter and fainter, sounded in the night.
The motor-boat's engine sounded for a little while, then grew fainter and finally could not be heard at all.