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shunt

/ˈʃʌnt/SHUHNT
/ˈʃʌnt/SHUHNT

Meaningto hurry

Common meaning: to push aside

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skunda‘to speed’source
  2. Middle Englishskuntensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto speed → to push asideshunt‘to push aside’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) skunda ‘to hurry’.

Roots

  • skunda Old Norse (Icelandic) “to hurry”

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