mongst

or 'mongst

[ muhngst ]

/ mʌŋst /

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preposition

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Origin of mongst

Aphetic variant of amongst

Words nearby mongst

mongolism, Mongoloid, mongoose, mongrel, mongrelize, mongst, Mongu, monial, monic, Monica, monied

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How to use mongst in a sentence

I've been 'mongst 'em, naow, they hyar last tew weeks, 'n' I allow I've had my eyes opened ter some things.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
As for Mr. Hinton, one and all we welcome him amid our mongst.
Mr. Opp|Alice Hegan Rice
I wonder'f'mongst all they've learned to do, anybody ever showed 'em how to braid or hook 'em a nice mat.
Betty Leicester|Sarah Orne Jewett
Curious you ain't tuck notice of de signs of de times ez dey's been expounded 'mongst de people by Doct' Duvall.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb

On the other hand, The'dore made more or less of a muddle on't, an' 'mongst 'em they set him up in the bankin' bus'nis.
David Harum|Edward Noyes Westcott

British Dictionary definitions for mongst

'mongst

/ (mʌŋst) /

preposition

a poetic word for among

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