Synonyms for dun
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : duhn |
Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒn |
Top 10 synonyms for dun Other synonyms for the word dun
- abuse
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- aphotic
- apply
- argue
- argufy
- arrogate
- ashen
- ask
- atramentous
- attack
- badger
- bedevil
- beg
- beleaguer
- beseech
- beset
- besiege
- bicker
- bid
- bite one's nails
- black
- blackish
- blind
- bone
- brood
- bug
- caliginous
- chafe
- charge
- chase
- cheerless
- cimmerian
- cite
- clamor for
- clouded
- coerce
- colorless
- command
- compel
- con
- concern oneself
- constrain
- counterclaim
- crave
- crepuscular
- darkened
- dead
- debit
- despair
- dingy
- direct
- dirty
- dismal
- dispute
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- drab
- draw upon
- dreary
- dull
- dun
- dusk
- dusky
- egg on
- enjoin
- entreat
- exact
- expect
- faded
- faint
- feeble
- feel uneasy
- figure
- filthy
- flat
- foggy
- force
- foul
- fret
- fuzzy
- gloomy
- glowering
- gnaw at
- go for
- goad
- goose
- gray
- grimy
- grubby
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- have qualms
- hazy
- hector
- hit
- hit up
- hound
- ill-lighted
- impenetrable
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- indistinct
- inky
- inquire
- insist on
- interrogate
- invoice
- invoke
- irritate
- knock
- leaden
- lifeless
- lightless
- low
- lowering
- lurid
- matte
- misty
- mousy
- mucky
- muddy
- muffled
- murky
- muted
- nag
- nasty
- nebulous
- necessitate
- needle
- nubilous
- obfuscous
- oblige
- obscure
- opaque
- oppress
- order
- overcast
- persecute
- persuade
- perturb
- pester
- petition
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitchy
- plague
- plain
- plead
- postulate
- pray
- press
- put the arm on
- put the bite on
- put the squeeze on
- question
- quibble
- rayless
- reckon
- record
- render
- request
- require
- requisition
- roily
- sad
- sell
- shaded
- shadowy
- shady
- smoky
- sober
- soft
- softened
- solicit
- somber
- sooty
- squabble
- squalid
- stew
- stipulate
- stormy
- stygian
- subdued
- subfusc
- sue for
- summon
- sunless
- supplicate
- sweat out
- take on
- tantalize
- tax
- tear
- tease
- tenebrous
- test
- toned-down
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- try
- turbid
- unclean
- unlighted
- unlit
- unsettle
- upset
- urge
- vague
- vex
- whistle for
- wince
- work on
- worry
- wrangle
- writhe
- wrong
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for dun
- active
- agree
- aid
- answer
- apparent
- appease
- assist
- bright
- brilliant
- calm
- cheerful
- clean
- clear
- comfort
- command
- compliment
- concur
- delight
- deny
- disclaim
- discourage
- dissuade
- distinct
- encouraging
- eventful
- evident
- excited
- exciting
- exonerate
- free
- give
- give in
- good
- grant
- happy
- help
- hopeful
- illuminated
- intelligent
- interesting
- joyful
- keen
- knifelike
- leave alone
- light
- lively
- lucid
- luminous
- lustrous
- make happy
- make peace
- manifest
- moral
- not worry
- offer
- order
- pacify
- plain
- pleasant
- please
- pleased
- pointed
- praise
- present
- quick
- radiant
- reassure
- refuse
- release
- reply
- rough
- sensitive
- serrated
- sharp
- shining
- smart
- soothe
- sparkling
- sunny
- supply
- support
- unobscured
- visible
- vivacious
- vivid
- witty
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