Word of the Day 01/28/23 Welkin
Welkin (noun)
welkin [ wel-kin ]
noun Chiefly Literary.
1. the sky; the vault of heaven.
WORDS RELATED TO WELKIN
blast, breath, breeze, draft, firmament, heaven, heavens, ozone, puff, sky, stratosphere, troposphere, ventilation, waft, whiff, wind, zephyr
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ORIGIN: before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
HOW TO USE WELKIN IN A SENTENCE
I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY|MODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
I have never understood why Henriette greeted this observation with a peal of silvery laughter that fairly made the welkin ring.
MRS. RAFFLES|JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
The welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE|WILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
In the forest tracts Franklin's and Horsfield's nightjars make the welkin ring.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIA|DOUGLAS DEWAR
These awakened amphibia fill the welkin with their croakings, which take the place of the avian chorus at night.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIA|DOUGLAS DEWAR
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
welkin [ wel-kin ]
noun Chiefly Literary.
1. the sky; the vault of heaven.
WORDS RELATED TO WELKIN
blast, breath, breeze, draft, firmament, heaven, heavens, ozone, puff, sky, stratosphere, troposphere, ventilation, waft, whiff, wind, zephyr
See synonyms for welkin on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
HOW TO USE WELKIN IN A SENTENCE
I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY|MODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
I have never understood why Henriette greeted this observation with a peal of silvery laughter that fairly made the welkin ring.
MRS. RAFFLES|JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
The welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE|WILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
In the forest tracts Franklin's and Horsfield's nightjars make the welkin ring.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIA|DOUGLAS DEWAR
These awakened amphibia fill the welkin with their croakings, which take the place of the avian chorus at night.
A BIRD CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN INDIA|DOUGLAS DEWAR
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.