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dunt
1[ duhnt, doont ]
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.
dunt
2[ duhnt ]
verb (used without object)
- (of ceramic ware) to crack because of excessively rapid cooling.
dunt
/ dʊnt; dʌnt /
noun
- a blow; thump
- the injury caused by such a blow
verb
- to strike or hit
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Example Sentences
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.
A certain lame old man (of Armagh) was nicknamed 'Dunt the pad (path').
The man's target played dunt on his back, so hasty was he, for all that the outposts of Big Colin had hawk's eyes on the pass.
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.
Dunt (sometimes dunch), to strike or butt like a cow or goat with the head.
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