lunting

lunt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhnt, loont]
- /lʌnt, lunt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhnt, loont]
- /lʌnt, lunt/

Definitions of lunting word

noun lunting a match; the flame used to light a fire. 1
noun lunting smoke or steam, especially smoke from a tobacco pipe. 1
verb without object lunting to emit smoke or steam. 1
verb without object lunting to smoke a pipe. 1
verb with object lunting to kindle (a fire). 1
verb with object lunting to light (a pipe, torch, etc.). 1

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Origin of lunting

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Dutch lont match, fuse; akin to Middle Low German lunte match, wick

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Parts of speech for Lunting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lunting

lunting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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