mongst
preposition
mongst
American
[muhngst]
/ mʌŋst /
Or
'mongst
preposition
'mongst
British
/ mʌŋst /
preposition
Etymology
Origin of mongst
Aphetic variant of amongst
Example Sentences
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Possible That mongst these desert unfrequented rocks Thou can imadgine such a thing can be As that which you call safety?
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
I'd eat a big dinner in de kitchen an' den go in' mongst de quality an' laff fer' em an' make my noise like a wood saw in my th'oat.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
While the old folk were working the larger young uns mongst the children would take care of the little ones.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
And well it may, for I haue seene the like In Paris, mongst the French tragedians.
From The Spanish Tragedie by Kyd, Thomas
Goe to and goe to; tis better venter quarriling mongst those hogesheads.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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