mongst

American  

[muhngst] / mʌŋst /

Or 'mongst

preposition

1. amongst.

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'mongst British  

/ mʌŋst /

preposition

1. a poetic word for among

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Etymology

Origin of mongst

Aphetic variant of amongst

Example Sentences

I know two men, that seem two innocents, Whose lookes, surveied with iuditiall eyes, Would seeme to beare the markes of honestie; But snakes finde harbour mongst the fairest flowers, Then never credit outward semblaunces.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Dey was kin' an' went 'bout mongst de slaves a-lookin' after 'em.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives by Work Projects Administration

Hath triple Cerberus, with contagious foam, Sowed Aconitum mongst these withered herbs?

From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

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

So there thou livest, singing evermore, And here thou livest, being ever song Of us, which living loved thee afore, And now thee worship mongst that blessed throng 340 Of heavenlie poets and heroës strong.

From The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Spenser, Edmund