mongst
preposition
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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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Goe to and goe to; tis better venter quarriling mongst those hogesheads.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
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
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
Hath triple Cerberus, with contagious foam, Sowed Aconitum mongst these withered herbs?
From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
Lies then thy wife Alcestis mongst the dead?
From Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy by Richard Green Moulton
XTC's arrangements are intricate, almost to the point of baroque if you like, and they play 'em with a precision quite unprecedented 'mongst punks.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2013
Something tall and white and ghostish, like a giant haint, came walking slow out from ’mongst the trees.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I’d have felt a lot better ’bout waiting for the conjuring to wear off back in Buxton than here ’mongst a bunch of strangers.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I was beginning to think the rep-a-tation the sheriff had ’mongst folks was wrong.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Screams and smoke from the powder rised up to the top of the tent, and, truth told, my scream was ’mongst the loudest and longest lasting!
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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