dunt

¹ American  

[duhnt, doont] / dʌnt, dʊnt /

noun

1. a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.

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verb (used with object)

1. to strike, especially with a dull sound.

dunt ² American  

[duhnt] / dʌnt /

verb (used without object)

1. (of ceramic ware) to crack because of excessively rapid cooling.

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dunt British  

/ dʌnt, dʊnt /

noun

1. a blow; thump

2. the injury caused by such a blow

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verb

1. to strike or hit

Etymology

Origin of dunt¹

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

Origin of dunt²

Origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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dunt

An' then, a' at ance, the minister's heart played dunt an' stood stock-still; an' a cauld wund blew amang the hairs o' his heid.

From Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories by Joseph Lewis French

So saddle an' munt again, harness an' dunt again, Elibank hunt again, Wat's snug at hame.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson

The heart plays dunt wi’ main an’ micht; The lasses’ een are a’ sae bricht, Their dresses are sae braw an’ ticht, The bonny birdies!—

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Declare," said the hostess, more than once, "dunt see what we's all thinkin' of not to git over to Clark's Hills 'fore the bar was under water!

From The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Thompson Norris

But, man! the dunt that she cam doon wi’ when she struck! 

From Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson

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