dun
verb (used with object)
to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
dunning
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present participleof dun.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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After the death of his former longtime lover Robert, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Arthur learns that probate court is dunning him for years of back rent in Robert’s San Francisco home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
While she does not know that person’s motive, she has a strong objection to dunning co-workers to contribute to gifts — doubly so when the recipient is the boss.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022
The Irish see little point in dunning Apple for back taxes.
From Economist ● Sep. 8, 2016
Some of the entries seemed trivial, or obscure, or both, but taken together, they suggested a state government with an unseemly habit of dunning its citizens.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2014
“Is it that old stationery man again?” asked Madeleine, who had inherited a profound contempt for dunning shopkeepers.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Nell Speed
