duns
- present tense form of dun (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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This unexpected shape cuts through the woods’ muted greens and duns, stirring hikers from ambling reveries, reminding them that they move through forests that once held much mightier trees.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020
There are now more than a thousand designs, with threads blending in the traditional dull duns, purples and ochres of the Scottish Highlands, to brash patterns with bright reds, pinks and yellows.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012
The trout might appear to be taking bluewing olive duns, but they could actually be eating cripples, emergers, floating nymphs, or something else entirely, like spent trico spinners floating flush with the surface.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bill Collector In St. Louis, Federal agents got after one Irving R. Gaertner, professional bill collector who, besides sending scurrilous duns through the mails, shamed debtors by parking his car before their homes.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Oh, it’s a very good voice to have when there are duns kicking around,” Henry said.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
