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 was beginning to think the rep-a-tation the sheriff had ’mongst folks was wrong.

From Literature

“This bridge was so bad that one of the rules ’mongst the crew was that you couldn’t eat no beans eight hours ’fore we was set to cross it.”

From Literature

There wasn’t one happy face ’mongst the whole boodle of’em and all their ’tention was pointed in the di-rection of the car we was in.

From Literature

There ’mongst the rows of his ma’s beets and corn and green peas were some of the strangest markings I’d ever seen.

From Literature

I ain’t sure which group I was ’mongst ’cause the fearing in me was too strong.

From Literature