dunt
1[ duhnt, doont ]
/ dʌnt, dʊnt /
noun
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
verb (used with object)
to strike, especially with a dull sound.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of dunt
11375–1425; late Middle English; cognate with Swedish dunt dint
Words nearby dunt
Dunsany, Dunsinane, Duns Scotus, Dunstable, Dunstan, dunt, Duntroon, duo, duobinary, duodecagon, duodecastyle
Definition for dunt (2 of 2)
dunt2
[ duhnt ]
/ dʌnt /
verb (used without object)
(of ceramic ware) to crack because of excessively rapid cooling.
Origin of dunt
2origin uncertain
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Example sentences from the Web for dunt
Dunt (sometimes dunch), to strike or butt like a cow or goat with the head.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. JoyceEvery chap went through my breast like the dunt of a fore-hammer.
The Life of Mansie Wauch|David Macbeth MoirA certain lame old man (of Armagh) was nicknamed 'Dunt the pad (path').
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for dunt
dunt
/ (dʌnt, dʊnt) Scot and Northern English dialect /
noun
a blow; thump
the injury caused by such a blow
verb
to strike or hit
Word Origin for dunt
C15: perhaps variant of dint
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