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Antonyms for dun

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : duhn
Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒn

Definition of dun

Origin :
  • "to insist on payment of debt," 1620s, perhaps related to dunnen "to sound, resound, make a din" (c.1200, dialectal variant of din), or shortened from dunkirk (c.1600) "privateer," a private vessel licensed to attack enemy ships during wartime, from Dunkirk, French port from which they sailed. The oldest theory traces it to a Joe Dun, supposedly a London bailiff famous for catching defaulters. Related: Dunned; dunning. As a noun from 1620s.
  • As in murky : adj gloomy, obscure
  • As in dark : adj lack of light
  • As in dull : adj drab, lackluster in effect on senses
  • As in worry : verb be or make anxious, troubled
  • As in bill : verb charge money for goods, services
  • As in demand : verb ask strongly for something
  • As in hassle : verb bother, harass
  • As in importune : verb demand, insist
Example sentences :
  • I dun'no' whether he is married or not, but there is a woman livin' there.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The three distinguished characters were a spendthrift, a bailiff, and a dun.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "Da-da-dat is, er—I spec' so—er—I dun'no', ma'm," he stammered.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Flame-colour is a mixture of auburn and dun; dun of white and black; yellow of white and auburn.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • I made sure he was going to dun, and that I should have to shuffle.
  • Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
  • The object was dun colored, the color of storm clouds on a cold winter's day.
  • Extract from : « Decision » by Frank M. Robinson
  • He found that the barn man was indeed looking after the dun in excellent shape.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • You seem to forget that the brand on this dun is pretty well known.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • He walked his horse slowly, for the dun did not like the idea of the leather tied to its hoofs.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • He tickled the dun with his spurs and trotted along the crest of the lava ridge.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

Synonyms for dun

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