Dunning

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Attempt to collect a debt. countable, uncountable

    "He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dun form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0214). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
blandishmentbuttonholingcajolementcajolerycajolingcoaxing

Example

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"He had of late been bombarded with dunning letters from tradesmen; for during his University life, and ever since, he had run into debt."

Related phrases

Dunning-KrugerDunning-Kruger biasDunning-Kruger syndromeDunning-Krugerrand

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