faunch

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A desire; a yearning. dated,slang
    — Byrne was the best thing about *Man in the Iron Mask*, as far as plot and acting. I do confess a faunch for John Malkovitch, and DiCaprio should be allowed to develop his considerable latent acting abilities.
动词 v.
  1. To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ. US
    — Instead of the fine faunching black mare he usually rode he was on a light grey today, a little slower if it came to a run from the Indians or a buffalo stampede, but much less conspicuous against the snow.
  2. To complain; to rant; to rave. US
    — But on the evening before election, a staunch Democrat who had been on one of our telephone jobs came to my door — just faunching and spluttering.
  3. To worry; to be eager; to show impatience. US
    — Rather than have me fidget and faunch while waiting in line (I'd neglected to bring a book) my wife sent me off to the music store with her blessing, with the promise to send our daughter Celia to fetch me when we finally got our table an hour later.
  4. To desire; to yearn; to covet. dated,slang
    — He is a young fellow, not long out of adolescence, who faunches to set the world on fire but isn't sure how to go about it.

词形变化

faunches plural fauch alternative fawnch alternative faunches present,singular,third-person faunching participle,present faunched participle,past faunched past fauch alternative fawnch alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
faunch and rear faunch at the bit

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.
词源 2
Uncertain. Used in Midland American English and Western American English. Entered the fanspeak body of slang after writer Noel Loomis used it in a review in Pro-Phile.
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