frowst
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frowst
- /fɹaʊst/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aʊst
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Back-formation from frowsty.
noun frowsts · froust
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Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
Similar: stuffiness, fustiness
verb frowsts · frowsting · frowsted · froust
- To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place. The cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;
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noun stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room
| Español | tufo, tufarada, mofeta |
|---|---|
| Français | touffeur, mofette |
| Русский | духота́ duxotá, спёртость spjórtostʹ |
verb to enjoy a warm, stuffy room
| Español | encerrarse, enclaustrarse, recluirse |
|---|---|
| Français | se calfeutrer, se cloîtrer, s'enfermer |
| Italiano | turarsi |
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