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How to pronounce gaunt in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
Derivation gauntness


a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys.

Examples of gaunt

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Goats and cattle are gaunt from lack of grazing and the sorghum crop is failing.
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When he appeared at preliminary hearings, he seemed even more gaunt than before.
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Stinking buses, their passengers gaunt, pale and weary, jam the crowded streets.
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It is a familiar mix-the gaunt but unmarked face and the insinuating nasal rasp.
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The movie finds most of its thrills and drama in Franco's gaunt, expressive face.
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Gaunt tripped to another bogey at the ninth and led Fleetwood by two at the turn.
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A rebel video shown last year showed her gaunt and despondent in a jungle camp.
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His gaunt woman holding a dead chicken in Femme au Poulet is typical of its time.
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There was a time when cancer patients were thought of as gaunt and dying souls.
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  • (gauntness) bonyness: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
  • Gaunt was a pop punk band formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1991. The original lineup formed from the ashes of the short-lived and punkadelic Black Juju, and consisted of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Jerry Wick, bassist Eric Barth (who had also been in Two Hour Trip with the Spurgeon brothers, who ...
  • Lean, angular, and bony; haggard, drawn, and emaciated; bleak, barren, and desolate
  • He is Richard's uncle and Bolingbroke's father. He dies in 2.1, but still is important in trying to influence Bolingbroke to honor Richard. ...
  • THIN with hu. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - gaunt.