Definition of Draunt

1. to drone [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: drone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Draunt

draughtproofed
draughtproofing
draughts
draughtsboard
draughtsboards
draughtsman
draughtsmanly
draughtsmanship
draughtsmen
draughtspeople
draughtsperson
draughtspersons
draughtswoman
draughtswomen
draughty
draunt (current term)
draunted
draunting
draunts
drave
dravida
dravidian
dravite
draw
draw-bridge
draw-sheet
draw-well
draw a bath
draw a bead on
draw a blank

Literary usage of Draunt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"To drivel and draunt, . While I sigh and gaunt, Give* me good reason to scorn thee. ... an' black horning shame, To draunt and drivel oat a life at hame. ..."

2. Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness by Gaelic Society of Inverness (1895)
"From grumbling, however, the word came to mean any whining mode of speech, as in the good Scots proverb— He that speaks with a draunt, And sells with a cant ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1896)
"(i) To drawl in speaking or reading; more properly, perhaps, spelled draunt (pronounced like aunt). (2) A droning or drawling tone. ..."

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