Zounds: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Zounds interjection. An old exclamation of surprise or anger.
How to say it
ZOWNDZ/ˈzaʊndz/
1 syllable.
Zounds in a sentence
Zounds, is that the time? I've missed my bus.
'Zounds!' cried the colonel as the soufflé collapsed.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- gadzooks
- good heavens
- crikey
Where zounds comes from
A softened form of God's wounds, an oath from the 1500s.