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astrain

/əˈstɹeɪn/

astrain adjective: strained or straining.

Adjective

astrain (not comparable)

  1. strained or straining
    • With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
    • That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.1913, Maurice Hewlett, Bendish

Origin of astrain

From a- + strain.

Words that rhyme with astrain

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Questions about astrain

What does astrain mean?
Astrain means strained or straining.
What part of speech is astrain?
Astrain is an adjective.
How do you pronounce astrain?
Astrain is pronounced /əˈstɹeɪn/.

Words near astrain in the dictionary

  1. astragalosides
  2. astragalotibial
  3. astragals
  4. astragalus
  5. astragyromancy
  6. astrain
  7. astrakan
  8. astrakanite
  9. astrakans
  10. astrakhan
  11. Astrakhan fever

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