Faint
Faint verb - To lose consciousness.
Sink
Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.
How words are described
| complete | complete faint | complete sink |
| powerful | powerful faint | powerful sink |
| real | real faint | real sink |
| outright | outright faint | outright sink |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She sighed a great deal, she used to sink down on to the divans, and sometimes even faint.
Source: Incurable Cough of Death - You might faint from hyperthermia, step on some Scary Scorpions, rattle snakes or a Giant Spider, feel Squick from seeing skeletons from previous unlucky travellers, sink into quicksand or lose all hope when Circling Vultures appear.
Source: National Stereotypes / Asia
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