Synonyms for awhile
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-hwahyl, uh-wahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈʰwaɪl, əˈwaɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for awhile
Définition of awhile
Origin :- Old English ane hwile "(for) a while" (see while (n.)); usually written as one word since 13c.
- adv for a short period
- But I kept looking and after awhile I was able to sit up and ask what hit me.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- A painter friend who lives by the sea has asked me to stay with him awhile.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- After awhile the master and mistress arrived, it seems, from a visit.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- The moon came up after awhile, and streamed in through the vines of the porch.
- Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- After awhile she got to concealing them, as if she thought they annoyed me.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- Wait till he snubs you and lords it over you awhile; then I guess you'll know.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- "I did think I'd go away for awhile," he said after a minute spent in sober thinking.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- "There is no hope of getting to the Grotto yet awhile," he said.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- After awhile there is a sense of weakness that grows on one, and this increases with the days.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- It was enough to pay all my debts, and keep me on my feet for awhile to come.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
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