Zounds
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zuːndz/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Zounds is an interjection meaning (chiefly dated, minced oath) Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.
Meaning
(chiefly dated, minced oath) Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.
Example Sentences
"Zounds!" he exclaimed. "What the dickens is that?"
'Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death!
Bounds, mounds, lounds, founds, kounds, downds, rounds, pounds, zounds! — hounds — ha! hounds — I have it.
Synonyms for zounds
Depending on context, synonyms include gadswoons, zooterkins.
Related Words
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