Prunt vs Brunt - What's the difference?
prunt | brunt |
A small piece of glass fused to the main body of a piece of glasswork and then shaped or pressed, for decoration
The full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
The major part of; the bulk.
* If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.
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As nouns the difference between prunt and brunt
is that prunt is a small piece of glass fused to the main body of a piece of glasswork and then shaped or pressed, for decoration while brunt is the full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.prunt
English
Noun
(en noun)brunt
English
Noun
(en noun)- Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina's winds.
- Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.