dunt

¹

[ duhnt, doont ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

1. to strike, especially with a dull sound.

dunt

²

[ duhnt ]

verb (used without object)

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

dunt

/ dʌnt; dʊnt /

noun

1. a blow; thump
2. the injury caused by such a blow

verb

1. to strike or hit

Word History and Origins

Origin of dunt¹

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

Origin of dunt²

Origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of dunt¹

C15: perhaps variant of dint

Example Sentences

“One month to Brexit and the government is trying to work out if a Scotch egg is a starter or a main meal,” tweeted journalist Ian Dunt.

From Washington Post

Or, as Ian Dunt, a British political journalist, said on Twitter: “There’s not enough booze in all the world for sitting through the American election results.”

From Seattle Times

“No more bright young people, arriving in London with dreams of making it and seeing what they can do,” Ian Dunt wrote on the website Politics.co.uk., describing the new policy.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s the end of everything you fought for for years, and the end of your vision of Britain for many people as a country they thought of as open and international and rational,” said Ian Dunt, a pro-Remain writer whose book, “How to be a Liberal,” will be released this year.

From New York Times

“She was using the same populist strategy,” said Ian Dunt, the author of “Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now.”

From New York Times