Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bethrust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bethrust
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The early twilight descended in mercy over the half-crazed inmates of the household, who offered up their truest thanksgiving when Mrs. Duncan and her brood stowed themselves once more into the cutter of which it might have been wondered how it contrived to hold them all, and with a parting hoot from some slily bethrust member of the young fraternity, they started homeward."
"Bright, radiant, glad eyed, clean souled seraphim, Whose genius would at once from heaven bethrust, Dared they to purity unfaithful prove."

Etymology

From be- (“at, over, across”) + thrust.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Inflected Forms

bethrusts (present, singular) bethrusting (participle, present) bethrusted (participle, past) bethrusted (past)

Questions

What does bethrust mean?: To thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.
Where does bethrust come from?: From be- (“at, over, across”) + thrust.

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