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View usage for: (dʌn) colourSomething that is dun is a dull grey-brown colour. ...her dun mare. More Synonyms of dun (dʌn) verbWord forms: duns, dunning or dunned1. (transitive) to press or importune (a debtor) for the payment of a debt noun2. a person, esp a hired agent, who importunes another for the payment of a debt 3. a demand for payment, esp one in writing Word origin C17: of unknown origin (dʌn) noun1. a brownish-grey colour 2. a horse of this colour 3. anglinga. an immature adult mayfly (the subimago), esp one of the genus Ephemera b. an artificial fly imitating this or a similar fly adjectiveWord forms: dunner or dunnest Word origin Old English dunn; related to Old Norse dunna wild duck, Middle Irish doun dark; see duskdun in American English 1 (dʌn) noun4. an artificial fishing fly of this color Derived forms dunness (ˈdunness) noun Word origin ME & OE, akin to OS, chestnut-brown, ult. (? via Celt) < IE * dhus-no < base * dhus, dust-colored: see fury dun in American English 2 (dʌn) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: dunned or ˈdunning1. to ask (a debtor) insistently or repeatedly for payment noun4. an insistent demand, esp. for payment of a debt Word origin ? dial. var. of din (dʌn) Word forms: (present) duns, (past) dunned, (perfect) dunned, (progressive) dunning verb( Retail: Supplier accounts) If someone duns you for money you owe them, they ask you again and again for payment. The computer helps generate letters dunning customers for payment. You dun your customers when you remind them that overdue items still need to be paid. If someone duns you for money you owe them, they ask you again and again for payment. Examples of 'dun' in a sentencedun Huh, sounds like they're the most northerly dun in the entire kingdom.Getting out of the dun through the guarded gates was, of course, a different matter altogether.Her masses of crinkly hair, once gold, now darkened by age to a dull dun, spread out around her head like a fan. Word lists withdun Horse coloursDefinition to press (a debtor) for payment Definition brownish-grey her dun mare Synonyms muddy coloured khaki brownish mousy greyish-brown see also subject word lists: See Shades of brownAdditional synonymsDefinition to trouble or harass constantly The country is beset by severe economic problems. Synonyms plague, trouble, embarrass, torture, haunt, torment, harass, afflict, badger, perplex, pester, vex, entangle, bedevilDefinition to harass with persistent requests beggars importuning passers-by Synonyms pester, press, plague, hound, harass, besiege, badger, beset, solicit, dun, lay siege to, entreatDefinition to annoy or pester I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions. Synonyms pester, trouble, bother, disturb, annoy, tease, harry, harass, hassle, fret, badger, persecute, molest, vex, bedevil, get on your nerves (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) - dump
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