mongst

or 'mongst

[ muhngst ]

preposition

1. amongst.

'mongst

/ mʌŋst /

preposition

1. a poetic word for among

Word History and Origins

Origin of mongst¹

Aphetic variant of amongst

Example Sentences

“I liked your piece about the Gerald Ford pardon and it got me thinking, never a good sign. Recall that Ford did not pardon Nixon for actual crimes but rather for any crimes he may have committed. I wonder if Trump would consider granting a pardon to Obama for any crimes he may have committed. Wouldn’t that set the cat ‘mongst the pigeons?”

From Fox News

De Lawd God wonts peace mongst His peoples.

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

One slip and you’d be looking at you ear laying there ’mongst the hair and cigar butts and spitted-out tobacco juice on the barbershop floor.

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