dun
verb (used with object)
to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
dunned
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past participleof dun.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dun.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dunverb (used with object)to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
Example Sentences
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Companies could be sued by investors or dunned by the SEC if their disclosures were deemed inadequate or misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Debtors dunned by creditors face similarly dire consequences.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
In some cases, the hospitals referred the individuals to bill collectors who dunned them for the payments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
Like 55% of their college-educated peers, the partygoers carry student loan debt; unlike their less fortunate peers, they’re not being dunned but wined and dined by their lender, the venture-capital-backed CommonBond.
From Forbes ● Dec. 10, 2014
Still, she never dunned me and was as generous with her servings of food during mealtime as ever.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
