0 present participle of faint
1 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down:
She took one look at the hypodermic needle and fainted (dead) away (= became unconscious immediately).
By the middle of the next day she was almost fainting from hunger.
For those participants who had a previous history of either fainting or dizziness, caseness was defined as having more, different, or unusual attacks.
The solitary fainting attack at 11 years of age may have been associated with the condition.
Here he depicts a congregation in high passion, from the wide-mouthed preacher to the disorderly listeners, weeping, eating, fainting, and otherwise carrying on.