Definition of "fainting" []

• An act of collapsing to a state to temporary unconsciousness. (noun)
• Present participle of faint. (verb)

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• "That's where former President George Bush has a few words to let everyone know he says that he's feeling just fine after what he calls a fainting spell last night."
• ""It sounds like you had what we call a fainting spell where I'm from," Federal Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell said."
• "In a majority of cases, fainting is not a sign of a dangerous medical condition."