dunt

noun \ˈdənt\

Definition of dunt

plural

-s

1 chiefly Scottish : a heavy blow or stroke
2 chiefly Scottish : bruise wound
3 chiefly Scottish : a quickened beat of the heart : throb
4 Scottish : a sizable lump

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Origin and Etymology of dunt

Middle English dount, dunt, variant of dint

dunt

verb \"\

Definition of dunt

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb
chiefly Scottish : to strike heavily : beat
intransitive verb
1 chiefly Scottish : to fall with a heavy sound
2 chiefly Scottish, of the heart : throb

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dunt

intransitive verb \"\

Definition of dunt

-ed/-ing/-s

ceramics

: to crack while firing or afterward by temperature change or by inversion of crystals to greater volume

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