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'swounds

/zwundz/

'swounds interjection: synonym of zounds.

Interjection

  1. (archaic) Synonym of zounds.
    • 'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    Synonyms:
    zounds, 'dswounds

Synonyms of 'swounds

Origin of 'swounds

Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds.

Questions about 'swounds

What does 'swounds mean?
'swounds means synonym of zounds.
What part of speech is 'swounds?
'swounds is an interjection.
How do you pronounce 'swounds?
'swounds is pronounced /zwundz/.

Words near 'swounds in the dictionary

  1. 'Straya
  2. 'Strayan
  3. 'Strayans
  4. 'struth
  5. 'sup
  6. 'swounds
  7. 't
  8. 't Hooft operator
  9. 't Hooft operators
  10. 'tache
  11. 'taches

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