Meaning

2 senses

  1. Gerund of daunt.

    The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation.

  2. The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.

Origin

From daunt + -ing.

From daunt + -ing.

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Forms

plural: dauntings
Singulardaunting
Pluraldauntings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
tamingvanquishing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
daubdaughterA1dauntC1davydawdledawnB2

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