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 aince, the minister’s heart played dunt an’ stood stock-still; an’ a cauld wund blew amang the hairs o’ his heid. 

From Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson

And my heart gave a great dunt in my side, for I knew it was all over.

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Marie Corelli

Once when stating a case to Lord Polkemmet, with great energy of action, his lordship interposed, and exclaimed, "Maister Jemmy, dinna dunt; ye think ye're duntin't into me, and ye're just duntin't out o' me."

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Mark Lemon

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

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Robert Louis Stevenson

He laughed with a pleasing slyness, and gave me a dunt with his elbow on the side, a bit of the faun, a bit of the father, a bit of my father's friend.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro

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