Recent Examples on the Web: Noun An allegorical fantasy turning on a giant pink cloud of smog which settles over Cotton Bottom town, numbing its adults into a trance of work and submission.
First Known Use of trance Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa , in the meaning defined above. History and Etymology for trance Noun Middle English traunce , from Anglo-French transe death, coma, rapture, from transir to depart, die, from Latin transire to cross, pass by — more at transient. Learn More About trance. Time Traveler for trance The first known use of trance was in the 14th century See more words from the same century.
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Ripperda roused himself from his portentous trance , and arrayed his noble figure in the rugged habiliments of the muleteer. As in a trance he crosses the room, seizes charcoal, and feverishly works at the blank canvas on the easel.
As in a trance he crosses the cell, seizes a piece of charcoal, and feverishly works at the picture on the easel! Joan stared at him; she was still dazed and bewildered, and still imagined herself with the companion of her trance.
It was just like a bird, and when she sang the Southern melodies she seemed to be in a trance , seeing things we could not see. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Words nearby trance trampoline , tramp stamp , tramp steamer , tramroad , tramway , trance , trance out , tranche , tranchet , Trandate , tranexamic acid. Origin of trance 2 First recorded in —75; Middle English verb ; origin uncertain. Words related to trance coma , rapture , reverie , stupor , unconsciousness , abstraction , catalepsy , catatonia , daze , dream , ecstasy , glaze , insensibility , muse , petrifaction , spell , study , transfixion. How to use trance in a sentence When he enters the water, the light begins to turn different colors, and he falls into what feels like a trance.
The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling.
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