thrall
noun
\ ˈthrȯl
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Definition of thrall
(Entry 1 of 2)
thrall
verb
thralled;
thralling;
thralls
Definition of thrall (Entry 2 of 2)
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Other Words from thrall
Noun
thrall
adjective
thralldom
or thraldom \ ˈthrȯl-dəm
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noun
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for thrall
Synonyms: Noun
bondman (also bondsman), chattel, slave
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of thrall in a Sentence
Noun
I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself. a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many yearsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
If her music held her audience in thrall, her life is a lesson for every musician. — Priya Chaturvedi, Quartz India, "The story of a female Indian violinist whose phenomenal career was cut short by fate," 16 July 2019 If chickens are creatures of habit, in thrall to their own cultural conventions and flock wisdom, goats are more sociable outside their species. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Rural bliss: Living with goats and chickens," 15 July 2019 For the rest of the week, Wimbledon will resume its thrall to the singular greats: Williams, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic among them. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Serena and Andy’s Excellent Wimbledon Adventure," 10 July 2019 Sloane’s story concludes with the suggestion, subtly conveyed by Taddeo, that her submissiveness may be an effect of trauma, which renders even this successful libertine entrepreneur in thrall to some force beyond herself. — Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, "Sex in the Mirror," 10 July 2019 Gauff has left fans at this tournament, and indeed across Britain and back home in the United States, in her thrall. — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, "Cori Gauff Storms Back for Another Wimbledon Win," 5 July 2019 In thrall to their progressive base, the Democrats are not grounded by any semblance of pragmatism. — Jay Cost, National Review, "Our Presidential Nomination Process Is Nuts," 1 July 2019 Packer is frank about all that but remains in thrall. — Thomas Powers, The New York Review of Books, "The Fog of Ambition," 6 June 2019 Octavian denounced Antony as a man in the thrall of a foreign queen and waged war on the couple. — National Geographic, "Who was Augustus Caesar?," 20 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thrall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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