Dictionary Entry

brunt

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/bɹʌnt/Used In Literature ↓

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

In a Sentence

“Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina’s winds.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. brunt1971 bruntet bruntbrunt vanbrunt fullbrunt wholebrunt mainbrunt first

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Poetry examples for “brunt”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

But de Lawd is all aroun' you,
Fu' to ba' de battle's brunt.
Dey kin fo'ge yo' chains an' shackles

The heroes of old,
Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life’s arrears
Of pain, darkness, and cold. {20}

And storming under multitudinous tones
Was name for this short-shanks in all that brunt?
Crispin was washed away by magnitude.

Block, Chicago, Til.
Van Brunt, John, Lester Vanderlip Furnace Co., 120 Libert;

change Bldg., Boston, Mass.
Van Brunt, John, Lester Vanderlip Furnace Co., 120 Liberty
Stee y City. , .