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Duned vs Dunted - What's the difference?

duned | dunted |

As an adjective duned

is featuring or formed into dunes.

As a verb dunted is

past tense of dunt.

duned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (geology) Featuring or formed into dunes.
  • * 1912 , William Mumford Gregory, Geological report on Arenac County , Issue 11, page 76,
    • The banks are duned and are nearly 40 feet above the lake.
  • * 1971 , , The Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society , Volume 22, page 153,
    • These are related to positioning of the meter array on the form of the duned bed.
  • * 1975 , Joel S. Watkins, Michael L. Bottino, Marie Morisawa, Our Geological Environment , page 226,
    • Duned coasts appear where sand accumulates on a beach faster than the waves can move the material alongshore.

    dunted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dunt)

    • dunt

    English

    Alternative spellings

    *dun't (As a contraction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

    • Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (Yorkshire)

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 ----