daunt
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate.
had daunted
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past perfectof daunt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Had I a statue been o’ stane, His daring look had daunted me; And on his bonnet graved was plain, The sacred posy, ‘Libertie.’
From The Real Robert Burns by J. L. Hughes
She had hidden her sorrows in her heart; nothing had daunted her; no discouragement had cast her down.
From The Redemption of David Corson by Charles Frederic Goss
Angry and hungry, the bird made a show of fighting for his rights; but his late experience with his invincible conqueror had daunted him.
From Kings in Exile by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
There was something in the clear depths of her eyes that had daunted him.
From The Vagrant Duke by George Gibbs
The thought of the lonely plunge had daunted him; it was different when he knew he would not plunge alone.
From Wyndham's Pal by Harold Bindloss
