Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make faint.
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Examples
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I stayed till th worst uv her fainten spells was over.
The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954
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They got me through th fainten spells, somehow—but from God alone can I be reconciled.
The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954
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*fans self tu keep frum fainten* Oh no, I haz awl ub dose ingredients in da howse.
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An yer pore mother, th smell uv it an a sean me spit—why, t’other night I was a setten by th fire and she had such a gaggen spell she come nigh fainten.
The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954
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