Synonyms for deathwatch


Grammar : Noun
Spell : deth-woch, -wawch
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ


Définition of deathwatch

  • As in wake : noun formal observance of a body before funeral
Example sentences :
  • In the wainscot of the room a deathwatch ticked its doleful omen.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • The deathwatch, like conscience, doth make cowards of us all.
  • Extract from : « George Cruikshank's Omnibus » by George Cruikshank
  • Every pulse-beat is in exact time with the cricket's chant and the tickings of the deathwatch in the wall.
  • Extract from : « Excursions and Poems » by Henry David Thoreau
  • It sounds to me like the echoing tick, tick of some great beetle; like the sort of noise which a deathwatch makes, you know.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

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