welkin

How to use welkin in a sentence

• I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.

  The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky

• I have never understood why Henriette greeted this observation with a peal of silvery laughter that fairly made the welkin ring.

  Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs

• The welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.

  The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane

• In the forest tracts Franklin's and Horsfield's nightjars make the welkin ring.

  A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar

• These awakened amphibia fill the welkin with their croakings, which take the place of the avian chorus at night.

  A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar