Lounder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lounder is a verb meaning (UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack.
Meaning
(UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) A heavy blow
Example Sentences
Why is all this shame loundered on my head?
He gave his lunzie sic a lounder As did the sillie man dumfounder.
"But Father," said Jenny, "if they come to lounder ilk ither as they did last time, suld na I cry on you?”
When he rose the third time, she struck him a lounder of the stick; the stick stuck to the dead man, and the hand stuck to the stick; and out they were.
Word Forms
- lounders
- loundering
- loundered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clatter, whang, bump, lamp, whoomp, thwonk.
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