dun
/dʌn/
adjective
- Of a dull grayish-brown color.
- The dun walls of the old fort blended into the dusty plain.
- The artist used dun tones to create a somber mood in the painting.
- A dun rabbit darted into the bushes, barely visible.
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verb
- To repeatedly ask someone for payment of a debt; to pester or demand money owed.
- The landlord continued to dun the tenant for the overdue rent every week.
- Collection agencies often dun people by phone and mail.
- She was tired of being dunned by the credit card company.
noun
- A dull grayish-brown color, like that of some horses or certain types of soil.
- She chose a dun-colored coat that blended with the autumn leaves.
- The horse was a beautiful dun with a dark stripe down its back.
- The desert landscape was painted in shades of dun and ochre.
- A person who repeatedly asks for payment of a debt; a bill collector.
- The dun showed up at the door demanding the money owed.
- The store hired a dun to chase down late payments.
- He tried to avoid the duns by not answering the phone.
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