Antonyms for stunt
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : stÊŒnt |
Definition of stunt
Origin :- "check in growth, dwarf," 1650s, verb use of Middle English adjective stunnt "foolish," from Old English stunt "short-witted, foolish" (cf. stuntspræc "foolish talk"), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (cf. Old Norse stuttr "short"), from the root of stump. Related: Stunted; stunting.
- noun deed, trick
- Here, Chilvers, I want you to do a couple of columns on that stunt at the Abbey this morning!
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- This was the "stunt" that he started out there in the country, where we were by ourselves.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- She and I drove out by chance, to hear Moore doing his stunt in the circus-ground.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Like the rest of us, his only thought was to see those sheep do their "stunt."
- Extract from : « Camping with President Roosevelt » by John Burroughs
- Her father had her down at the station doing a stunt for a bunch of professors.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- The girl had gone into her stunt with a sort of angry energy.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- He comes over and tells me about that Mission Ridge stunt of his every chance he gets.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- No more would he stunt his spiritual growth by self-satisfaction.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- Seeing that the stunt was on a small scale, we seem to have got into the Turks with a vengeance.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- Too bad, but I don't trust the Sans even to do this stunt in a nice way.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
Synonyms for stunt
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