Definitions for dunt

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dunt dunt

Spelling: [duhnt, doo nt]

IPA: /dʌnt, dʊnt/

Dunt is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in dunt (dntu).

Definitions for dunt

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.

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of dunt

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

Examples for dunt

dunt (sometimes dunch), to strike or butt like a cow or goat with the head.

A certain lame old man (of Armagh) was nicknamed 'dunt the pad (path').

Every chap went through my breast like the dunt of a fore-hammer.