Dunned - English meaning

Dunned – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt.
Usage examples:
After he left oxford he was frequently dunned for his debts
Synonims:
Importune Solicit Petition Press Pressurize Plague Pester Nag Harass Hound Badger Beset Mither Hassle Bug

adjective
Of a dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A dun cow

noun
A dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

noun
A horse with a sandy or sandy-grey coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe.
Usage examples:
She was his mount, a unicorn mare with a dun's coat.

noun
A subadult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings.
Usage examples:
In july the three creeks - depuy's, nelson's, and armstrong's - produce clouds of mayflies called p…

noun
A debt collector or an insistent creditor.
Usage examples:
They start off with a dun from distributors for $2 at the door.

noun
A stone-built fortified settlement in scotland or ireland, of a kind built from the late iron age to the early middle ages. the word is a frequent place-name element in scotland and ireland.
Usage examples:
Brochs, duns and wheel-houses can all be seen on south uist, many of them on islands in the lochs.

adjective
Of a dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A dun cow

noun
A dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

noun
A horse with a sandy or sandy-grey coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe.
Usage examples:
She was his mount, a unicorn mare with a dun's coat.

noun
A subadult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings.
Usage examples:
In july the three creeks - depuy's, nelson's, and armstrong's - produce clouds of mayflies called p…

noun
A debt collector or an insistent creditor.
Usage examples:
They start off with a dun from distributors for $2 at the door.

noun
A stone-built fortified settlement in scotland or ireland, of a kind built from the late iron age to the early middle ages. the word is a frequent place-name element in scotland and ireland.
Usage examples:
Brochs, duns and wheel-houses can all be seen on south uist, many of them on islands in the lochs.

adjective
Of a dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A dun cow

noun
A dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

noun
A horse with a sandy or sandy-grey coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe.
Usage examples:
She was his mount, a unicorn mare with a dun's coat.

noun
A subadult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings.
Usage examples:
In july the three creeks - depuy's, nelson's, and armstrong's - produce clouds of mayflies called p…

noun
A debt collector or an insistent creditor.
Usage examples:
They start off with a dun from distributors for $2 at the door.

noun
A stone-built fortified settlement in scotland or ireland, of a kind built from the late iron age to the early middle ages. the word is a frequent place-name element in scotland and ireland.
Usage examples:
Brochs, duns and wheel-houses can all be seen on south uist, many of them on islands in the lochs.

adjective
Of a dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A dun cow

noun
A dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

noun
A horse with a sandy or sandy-grey coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe.
Usage examples:
She was his mount, a unicorn mare with a dun's coat.

noun
A subadult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings.
Usage examples:
In july the three creeks - depuy's, nelson's, and armstrong's - produce clouds of mayflies called p…

noun
A debt collector or an insistent creditor.
Usage examples:
They start off with a dun from distributors for $2 at the door.

noun
A stone-built fortified settlement in scotland or ireland, of a kind built from the late iron age to the early middle ages. the word is a frequent place-name element in scotland and ireland.
Usage examples:
Brochs, duns and wheel-houses can all be seen on south uist, many of them on islands in the lochs.

verb
To demand money from someone
Usage examples:
He claimed he would rather go to prison than continue being dunned by the taxman., dun sb for sth o…

Dunned translation into English

Dunned: translate from English into Chinese

催款

Dunned: translate from English into Dutch

Achterhaald

Dunned: translate from English into French

Dupé

Dunned: translate from English into German

Gemahnt

Dunned: translate from English into Hindi

डनड

Dunned: translate from English into Italian

Sordo

Dunned: translate from English into Korean

멍한

Dunned: translate from English into Russian

Набеленный

Dunned: translate from English into Spanish

Reprendido

Word origin

early 17th century (as a noun): from obsolete Dunkirk privateer, from the French port of Dunkirk.

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Dunned – similar words

dun

adjective
Of a dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A dun cow

noun
A dull greyish-brown colour.
Usage examples:
A mutt the colour of dun stood near by, barking every now and again.

verb
Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt.
Usage examples:
After he left oxford he was frequently dunned for his debts

Dun - all meanings in English

Dunned synonims

badger

noun
A heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat.
Usage examples:
They do, however, both belong to the same mustelidae family which also encompasses badgers, skunks …

verb
Repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.
Usage examples:
Tom had finally badgered her into going

noun
An animal that digs holes in the ground, where it lives, and comes out at night to feed
Usage examples:
He badgered officials at the american embassy to help.

Badger - all meanings in English

beset

verb
(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.
Usage examples:
The social problems that beset the uk

verb
Hurt or troubled by something bad
Usage examples:
Many problems have beset the team in recent months.

Beset - all meanings in English

bug

bʌɡ

noun
A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.
Usage examples:
Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

verb
Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.
Usage examples:
Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

Bug - all meanings in English

harass

verb
Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
Usage examples:
Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb
Annoy continually or chronically

verb
To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly
Usage examples:
He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

Harass - all meanings in English

hassle

noun
Irritating inconvenience.
Usage examples:
The hassle of child care

verb
Harass; pester.
Usage examples:
You want to sit and relax and not get hassled

noun
A situation that causes difficulty or trouble, or an argument
Usage examples:
Bad weather was the major hassle during our trip., i got into a hassle with my father about being l…

Hassle - all meanings in English

hound

noun
A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.
Usage examples:
A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb
Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.
Usage examples:
She was hounded by the italian press

Hound - all meanings in English

importune

verb
Harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.
Usage examples:
Reporters importuned him with pointed questions

Importune - all meanings in English

mither

verb
Make a fuss; moan.
Usage examples:
Oh men—don't they mither?

verb
To complain
Usage examples:
He's always mithering about how much everything costs these days., stop mithering me! can't you see…

Mither - all meanings in English

nag

verb
Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.
Usage examples:
She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

noun
A person who nags someone.
Usage examples:
We don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.

noun
A horse, especially one that is old or in poor health.
Usage examples:
The old nag the lad fetched smelled sweaty

Nag - all meanings in English

pester

verb
Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
Usage examples:
She constantly pestered him with telephone calls

verb
To annoy someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
Usage examples:
The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game.

Pester - all meanings in English

petition

noun
A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.
Usage examples:
She was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields

verb
Present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause.
Usage examples:
The organization is petitioning the eu for a moratorium on the patent

noun
A document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority, or law a formal letter to a court of law requesting a particular legal action
Usage examples:
More than 2000 people signed a petition to protect a wildlife area from development., law she’s fil…

Petition - all meanings in English

plague

noun
A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).
Usage examples:
Person-to-person spread of bubonic or septicemic plague does not occur; however, pneumonic plague i…

verb
A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).

verb
To cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually
Usage examples:
Financial problems have been plaguing the company., that pain in my shoulder is plaguing me again.,…

Plague - all meanings in English

press

verb
Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
Usage examples:
He pressed his face to the glass

noun
A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.
Usage examples:
A flower press

noun
A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
Usage examples:
Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

Press - all meanings in English

pressurize

verb
Produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).
Usage examples:
The mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres

verb
To keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing
Usage examples:
He was pressurized into signing the agreement.

Pressurize - all meanings in English

solicit

verb
Ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
Usage examples:
He called a meeting to solicit their views

verb
To ask for something in a persuasive and determined way
Usage examples:
He’s soliciting funds to keep the library open., grace has run an online campaign to solicit employ…

verb
To ask someone for money
Usage examples:
He created a company website to solicit donations for victims of the disaster., solicit sth from sb…

Solicit - all meanings in English

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