'swounds

/zwundz/

interjection

Synonym of zounds.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. archaicSynonym of zounds.

    'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

    Synonyms: zounds, zounds, 'dswounds

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionSynonym of zounds.

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zoundszounds'dswounds
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'dswoundszounds

Origin

Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds.

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Cite this entry
APA

'swounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'swounds

MLA

“'swounds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'swounds. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'swounds,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'swounds.

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