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- [stuhnt]
- /stʌnt/
- /stʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhnt]
- /stʌnt/
Definitions of stunts word
- verb with object stunts to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane. 1
- noun stunts a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat: an acrobatic stunt. 1
- noun stunts any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention: The kidnapping was said to be a publicity stunt. 1
- verb without object stunts to do a stunt or stunts. 1
- verb without object stunts Television Slang. to add specials, miniseries, etc., to a schedule of programs, especially so as to increase ratings. 1
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Origin of stunts
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; v. use of dial. stunt dwarfed, stubborn (Middle English; Old English: stupid); cognate with Middle High German stunz, Old Norse stuttr short; akin to stint1
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Parts of speech for Stunts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stunts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stunts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stunts
noun stunts
- acrobatics — Acrobatics are acrobatic movements.
- aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
- airshow — An airshow is an event at which aeroplane pilots entertain the public by performing very skilful and complicated movements with the aircraft in the sky.
- chasers — Plural form of chaser.
- cheats — Plural form of cheat.
Antonyms for stunts
verb stunts
- flourishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flourish.
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