fainting

English

Etymology

From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪntɪŋ

Verb

fainting

present participle of faint

Noun

fainting (plural faintings)

An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

Translations

an act of collapsing to a state of temporary unconsciousness

Catalan: desmai (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 昏暈 (zh), 昏晕 (zh) (hūnyùn)
Czech: mdloba f, omdlení n
Finnish: pyörtyminen (fi), pökertyminen
French: syncope (fr), évanouissement (fr)
Galician: trastavai m, testabau m, agavante m, dada m, desvano m, esvaimento m
German: Ohnmacht (de)
Greek: λιποθυμία (el) f (lipothymía)

Hungarian: ájulás (hu)
Interlingua: syncope
Italian: svenimento (it)
Japanese: 失神 (しっしん, shisshin)
Portuguese: desmaio (pt), síncope (pt)
Russian: о́бморок (ru) m (óbmorok)
Scottish Gaelic: fannachadh m
Spanish: desmayo (es)
Telugu: మూర్ఛ (te) (mūrcha)

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