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Origin and Etymology of dunt
Middle English dount, dunt, variant of dint
Definition of dunt
1
chiefly Scottish
: to fall with a heavy sound
Definition of dunt
-ed/-ing/-s
ceramics
: to crack while firing or afterward by temperature change or by inversion of crystals to greater volume
Origin and Etymology of dunt
origin unknown
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