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Noun
Strictly speaking, then, Buffett is a member of Veblen’s parasitic pecuniary class, whereas Musk, by dint of leading Tesla and SpaceX, could seemingly claim to be a member of the productive industrial class.—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025 Witt’s book suggests that Huang built a highly profitable company by dint of his own brilliance, hard work and a bit of luck.—Katie Notopoulos, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
But as similar fights play out in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan, repeated complaints about fraud could dint public faith in the electoral process.—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024 Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence.—Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for dint
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English dynt; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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