feeze

or feaze

[ feez, feyz ]
/ fiz, feɪz /

noun Dialect.

a state of vexation or worry.
a violent rush or impact.

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well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
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Origin of feeze

1350–1400; Middle English fese blast, rush, fesen to drive, chase, frighten; compare Old English (Anglian) fēsan, (West Saxon) fȳsan

Words nearby feeze

feen, feet, feet of clay, feet on the ground, feetfirst, feeze, fef, fehling's solution, fei, feign, feigned
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British Dictionary definitions for feeze

feeze

feaze

dialect

verb

(tr) to beat
to drive off
mainly US to disconcert; worry

noun

a rush
mainly US a state of agitation

Word Origin for feeze

Old English fēsian
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