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Synonyms for athwart


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-thwawrt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈθwɔrt



Définition of athwart

Origin :
  • late 15c., from a- (1) + thwart.
  • adv against
Example sentences :
  • In this way it might be literally possible 'to hear a shadow fall athwart the stillness.'
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Thus she was the first to note a shadow fall athwart the doorway.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • They knew that athwart the Khalifa's writ was stencilled "Made in Germany."
  • Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
  • A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Very devout too; honest to the bone, athwart all her prejudices.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • Garth spread his own bed under the stars, athwart the door of the tent.
  • Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
  • Long rays, like radiant spears, shot up and athwart the sky.
  • Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
  • Gigantic behind them, athwart the carrier lay the captured aeropile.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleeper Wakes » by Herbert George Wells
  • And athwart the blackened sky there darts a dazzling flash of lightning.
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
  • Did the shadow of the axe or gibbet fall athwart his dreams?
  • Extract from : « The Fifth of November » by Charles S. Bentley

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