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In a faint manner
“His voice issued faintly from within.”
In soft tones
“Maria called his name faintly.”
Scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree)
Gently, delicately or softly
Adverb for feeling dizzy and close to losing consciousness
“I was sorting clothes in the basement when I started feeling faint, then dizzy and extremely sick.”
Adverb for weak or lacking in strength
“The old folks were looking faint after a long haul flight.”
Adverb for lacking in intensity, vividness or brightness
“The sun rose gracefully and gilded the glorious hillsides with faint light.”
Adverb for not clearly understood or visually perceived
“As I get closer, there's a faint gleam behind the stained-glass windows of the 13th-century abbey.”
Adverb for very slight or small in terms of probability
“This gave us faint hopes of a release, but the wind springing up as we had anticipated soon extinguished them.”
Adverb for lacking conviction or force
“I made an indirect joke about him consuming solids, which resulted in a faint smile from Quentin.”
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