fremescent

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹɪˈmɛsənt/

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• Hyphenation: fre‧mes‧cent
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

fremescent (comparative more fremescent, superlative most fremescent)

1. (poetic) Becoming murmurous; roaring.
   • 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VII, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VI (The Marseillese), pages 296-297:

     Fremescent clangour comes from the armed Nationals in the Court; far and wide is the infinite hubbub of tongues.

Related terms

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