(dʌnt, dʊnt) Scottish and Northern England dialect
noun
1.
a blow; thump
2.
the injury caused by such a blow
verb
3.
to strike or hit
Word origin
C15: perhaps variant of dint
dunt in American English1
(dʌnt, dunt)
Scot
noun
1.
a hard blow or hit, esp. one that makes a dull sound; thump
transitive verb
2.
to strike, esp. with a dull sound
Word origin
[1375–1425; late ME; c. swduntdint]This word is first recorded in the period 1375–1425. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gauge, guard, representation, screw, skim
dunt in American English2
(dʌnt)
intransitive verb
(of ceramic ware)
to crack because of excessively rapid cooling
Word origin
[orig. uncert.]
Examples of 'dunt' in a sentence
dunt
A 'dunt' will come as no surprise to these who have been dunted all their lives.