IN THE MIDST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in the midst mean? 

• IN THE MIDST (adverb)
  The adverb IN THE MIDST has 1 sense:

1. the middle or central part or point

  Familiarity information: IN THE MIDST used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN THE MIDST (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The middle or central part or point

Synonyms:

in the midst; midmost

Context example:

could he walk out in the midst of his piece?

 Context examples 

She struck White Fang at right angles in the midst of his spring, and again he was knocked off his feet and rolled over.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Three hours after I found the trail I was there, in a little mountain valley, a pocket in the midst of lava peaks.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“He is right, sir, without correction,” returned Mr. Mell, in the midst of a dead silence; “what he has said is true.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Next I pried the primer, or cap, from the shell, and laid it on the rock, in the midst of the scattered powder.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Well, I was wild to do something for Father," replied Jo, as they gathered about the table, for healthy young people can eat even in the midst of trouble.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I thank my Maker, that, in the midst of judgment, he has remembered mercy.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

And in the midst of it all she was grateful to Dennin for the way he helped her.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

In the midst of them was a cart, a long leiter-wagon which swept from side to side, like a dog's tail wagging, with each stern inequality of the road.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

On the next occasion, in the midst of my laughter, I put my handkerchief up to my eyes, and was able with a little management to see all that there was behind me.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)