faintly

[US]/'feintli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a barely perceptible manner; indistinctly; weakly.

Example Sentences

a faintly southern accent.

they were courteous but faintly aloof.

she could faintly discern the shape of a skull.

She looked faintly amused.

a faintly mocking smile

she was gobbling to herself faintly in her distress.

He is a faintly comical figure who fears being made fun of.

A faintly comic figure, he fears ridicule above all else.

A beginning beard faintly shadowed his chin and lean cheeks.

even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts.

Howells was, despite his faintly old-maidish quality, the most professional of writers, and the most generously sympathetic of critics.

Cradled in the sunlit lunar crescent, the night side of the Moon is faintly illuminated by earthshine -- sunlight reflected from planet Earth.

A beauty, in silence but touch your heart faintly, vogue and elegance between limpidness of glass and brightness of metal, finally become an indispensable part of unvarying beauty.

The only motor within hearing distance was a quaint old Rototiller owned by a local farmer.When the wind was right, its irregular burping noise would come to their ears faintly, like an uneasy spirit.

Real-world Examples

The leaves overhead rustled faintly in the breeze.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" Must I come in, too, Aunt? " asked Thomasin faintly.

Source: Returning Home

" A letter" ? repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down on the wall.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The hum and rattle of machinery faintly stirred the air.

Source: Brave New World

The doctor faintly shrugged his shoulders.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

'I don't know you, ' said Rose faintly.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

“I cannot touch, ” said Dumbledore, smiling faintly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" In here, " her voice came back, echoing faintly.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

The prince smiled faintly. " Is the sun hot" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She's - she's sent me a Howler, said Ron faintly.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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