be faint with hunger

  • 1with — [with, with] prep. [ME < OE, orig., against, in opposition to, contr. < or akin to wither, against < IE * witero (< base * wi , asunder, separate + compar. suffix) > Ger wider, against] 1. in opposition to or competition facing;… …

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  • 2faint — faint1 [feınt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: faindre, feindre to pretend ; FEIGN] 1.) difficult to see, hear, smell etc ▪ She gave a faint smile. ▪ a very faint noise ▪ the faint light of dawn 2.) a faint hope/possibility/ch …

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  • 3faint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ almost, nearly VERB + FAINT ▪ be about to, be going to ▪ He was so pale she thought he was going to faint. PRE …

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  • 4faint — 1 adjective 1 difficult to see, hear, smell etc: a faint noise | the faint outline of the cliffs 2 a faint hope/chance/feeling etc a very small or slight chance etc: There s still a faint hope that they might be alive. | There was a faint edge of …

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  • 5faint — fainter, n. faintingly, adv. faintish, adj. faintishness, n. faintly, adv. faintness, n. /faynt/, adj., fainter, faintest, v., n. adj …

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  • 6faint — /feɪnt / (say faynt) adjective 1. lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint colour; faint resemblance. 2. feeble; half hearted: faint resistance; faint praise. 3. feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; …

  • 7hunger — noun 1) she was faint with hunger Syn: lack of food, hungriness, ravenousness, emptiness; starvation, malnutrition, famine, malnourishment, undernourishment 2) a hunger for news Syn: desire, craving …

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  • 8hunger — noun 1) she was faint with hunger Syn: lack of food, starvation, malnutrition, undernourishment 2) a hunger for news Syn: desire, craving, longing, yearning, hankering, appetite, th …

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  • 9Faint — (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}.] 1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,… …

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  • 10faint — 1. adjective /fɛɪnt/ a) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst. Faint heart neer won fair lady. Robert Burns To Dr. Blackjack. b) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly;… …

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