dint
noun
force; power.
had dinted
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past perfectof dint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She was silent pouting her under-lip like a spoilt child, and rubbing one finger where a ring had dinted her flesh.
From The Secret Power by Marie Corelli
It had dinted the armour, but it hadn't made a hole in it.
From My Man Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Twice old Marvin had dinted with well-aimed bolts the hauberk on which rested the long gray beard of the leader of the pack.
From Cedric, the Forester by Bernard Gay Marshall
She wore a dress of faded green silk and a round hat which blows had dinted.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
