Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frowst

/fɹaʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frow-st
IPA: /fɹaʊst/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.

verb

To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo."
"The cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;"
"[…] punting a footer around the quad on a beautiful day like today, not frowsting in their studies."

Etymology

Back-formation from frowsty.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɹaʊst/
British English: /fɹaʊst/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

frowsts (plural) froust (alternative) frowsts (present, singular) frowsting (participle, present) frowsted (participle, past) frowsted (past)

Synonyms

stuffiness fustiness

Rhymes With

oust doused joust roust dowsed browst

Questions

How do you pronounce frowst?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹaʊst/.
What does frowst mean?: Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
Where does frowst come from?: Back-formation from frowsty.

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