strunt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [struhnt, stroo nt]
- /strʌnt, strʊnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [struhnt, stroo nt]
- /strʌnt, strʊnt/

Definitions of strunt word

noun strunt the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail. 1
verb with object strunt to cut short, especially to dock (the tail of a horse or sheep). 1

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Origin of strunt

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; nasalized variant of strut2; compare Norwegian strunta to walk stiffly

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Strunt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strunt

strunt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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strunt usage trend in Literature

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