welkins

Definition of welkinsnext
plural of welkin
as in skies
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin

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Noun
  • The buzz of drones above, and then gunfire, the woodland and damaged houses around suddenly alive with the Ukrainian troops hidden in them, firing at the skies.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Welkins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welkins. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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