dunt

[ duhnt, doo nt ]

/ dʌnt, dʊnt /

Scot.

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.

Words nearby dunt

duns scotus, dunsany, dunsinane, dunstable, dunstan, dunt, duntroon, dunărea, duo, duo-, duo-tang

Origin of dunt

1375–1425; late Middle English; cognate with Swedish dunt dint

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

origin uncertain

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Examples 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. Joyce
Every chap went through my breast like the dunt of a fore-hammer.
The Life of Mansie Wauch|David Macbeth Moir
A 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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