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dunting

dunting is the present participle and gerund of dunt.

Meaning of dunt

Verb

dunt (third-person singular simple present dunts, present participle dunting, simple past and past participle dunted)

  1. (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.
    • Syne he was the king of France, and fought hard with a whin bush till he had banged it to pieces. After that nothing would content him but he must be a bogle, for he found his head dunting on the stars and his legs were knocking the hills together.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

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Questions about dunting

What is dunting the present participle and gerund of?
Dunting is the present participle and gerund of dunt.

Words near dunting in the dictionary

  1. dunted
  2. dunter
  3. dunter geese
  4. dunter goose
  5. dunters
  6. dunting
  7. Duntley
  8. Dunton
  9. Dunton Green
  10. Duntons
  11. Duntroon

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