† ˈfaintling,n.anda.Obs. [f. as prec. + -ling.] A.n. One who is faint or faint-hearted. B.adj. Faint-hearted. 1614C. B. Ghost of Rich. III, Such fayntlings never yet were prest with coyne.1712Arbuthnot John Bull (1752) 82 Thou art such a faintling, silly creature.