I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
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Frowst
//fɹaʊst//
Synonyms for "frowst" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (7)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
21 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- задух noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- спарен въздух noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- стоя на затворено verb (to enjoy a warm, stuffy room)
French
4 entries- mofette noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- touffeur noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- s'enfermer verb (to enjoy a warm, stuffy room)
- se calfeutrer verb (to enjoy a warm, stuffy room)
Italian
1 entries- turarsi verb (to enjoy a warm, stuffy room)
Macedonian
1 entries- за́дув noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
Polish
3 entries- duchota noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- stęchlizna noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- zaduch noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
Russian
2 entries- духота́ noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- спёртость noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
Spanish
4 entries- mofeta noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- tufarada noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- tufo noun (stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room)
- encerrarse verb (to enjoy a warm, stuffy room)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;
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[…] punting a footer around the quad on a beautiful day like today, not frowsting in their studies.
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