dunning

3 definitions found

dunning - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dun \Dun\ (d[u^]n), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dunned (d[u^]nd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Dunning (d[u^]n"n[i^]ng).] [AS. dyne noise,
     dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise,
     thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. [root]74.
     See Din.]
     To ask or beset (e.g., a debtor), for payment; to urge
     importunately.
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           Hath she sent so soon to dun?            --Swift.
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dunning - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Dunning, NE (village, FIPS 13960)
    Location: 41.82772 N, 100.10368 W
    Population (1990): 131 (104 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68833

dunning - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "dunning":
     blandishment, buttonholing, cajolement, cajolery, cajoling,
     coaxing, demanding, importunate, importunateness, importunity,
     insistent, nagging, pestering, plaguing, plying, pressing,
     pressure, teasing, urgency, urgent, urging, wheedling