dun meaning and definition

DUN noun

Definition of dun (noun)

1. horse of a dull brownish grey color
2. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
   • "she wore dun"
   • synonyms: fawn, grayish brown, greyish brown

DUN verb

Definition of dun (verb)

1. treat cruelly
   • "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
   • synonyms: bedevil, crucify, frustrate, rag, torment
2. persistently ask for overdue payment
   • "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3. cure by salting
   • "dun codfish"
4. make a dun color

DUN adjective

Definition of dun (adjective)

1. of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
   • "the dun and dreary prairie"