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dun
adjective
noun
verb
of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
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adjective
of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
“the dun and dreary prairie”
noun
horse of a dull brownish grey color
noun
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
“she wore dun”
verb
make a dun color
verb
cure by salting
“dun codfish”
verb
persistently ask for overdue payment
“The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone”
verb
treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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the dun and dreary prairie
she wore dun
dun codfish
The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
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