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Another word for bout

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Noun

  1. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity

    See also:

    time

  2. An often prolonged period, as of illness

    See also:

    time

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Another word for bout

Noun
  1. See also:

    period

    fight

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • To her horror, she started a fresh bout of crying.

  • Whenever she seemed to be getting herself under control, a fresh bout of sobs would begin.

  • "This should be good," Carmen remarked in a dry tone that sent another bout of laughter around the room.

  • The warm baritone voice induced a fresh bout of blushing.

  • A bout a week later she came home to find Rachel holding an envelope.

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