getting the vapors

A form of get the vapors — to be about to faint

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get the vapors
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getting the vapors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20the%20vapors

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