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English
Etymology
Back-formation from frowsty.
Pronunciation
Noun
frowst (plural frowsts)
- Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
1916, John Buchan, Greenmantle:I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
Synonyms
- (stuffiness; stifling warmth): stuffiness
- fustiness
Translations
stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room
Verb
frowst (third-person singular simple present frowsts, present participle frowsting, simple past and past participle frowsted)
- (intransitive) To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.
Translations
to enjoy a warm, stuffy room