Synonyms for athwart
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-thwawrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈθwɔrt |
Définition of athwart
Origin :- late 15c., from a- (1) + thwart.
- adv against
- In this way it might be literally possible 'to hear a shadow fall athwart the stillness.'
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Thus she was the first to note a shadow fall athwart the doorway.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- They knew that athwart the Khalifa's writ was stencilled "Made in Germany."
- Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
- A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Very devout too; honest to the bone, athwart all her prejudices.
- Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
- Garth spread his own bed under the stars, athwart the door of the tent.
- Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
- Long rays, like radiant spears, shot up and athwart the sky.
- Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
- Gigantic behind them, athwart the carrier lay the captured aeropile.
- Extract from : « When the Sleeper Wakes » by Herbert George Wells
- And athwart the blackened sky there darts a dazzling flash of lightning.
- Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
- Did the shadow of the axe or gibbet fall athwart his dreams?
- Extract from : « The Fifth of November » by Charles S. Bentley
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