astrain

English

Etymology

a- +‎ strain

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈstɹeɪn/
Rhymes: -eɪn

Adjective

astrain (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

Sartain, Sinatra, Taranis, Trainas, antiars, artisan, sartain, tasiRNA, tasirna, tsarian, tsarina

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