Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with faint in American Collocation
faint
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/feɪnt/
smell
smell
whiff
I noticed a faint smell of smoke.
light
glimmer
glow
light
Alder could just make out a faint glow, which he hoped was lamplight.
sound
cry
echo
hum
sound
voice
whisper
A faint sound reached my ears from the veranda outside.
expression
smile
She looked at me with suspicion; then a faint smile crossed her face.
hope
hope
He entered the competition in the faint hope of winning.
amount
hint
trace
“You look lovely,” he said with a faint hint of sarcasm.
become
grow
I heard the sound of footsteps grow faint in the distance and die away.