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dunke

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

trolig av norrønt duna ‘dønne, brake’ probably from Old Norse duna 'to rumble, to boom'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi en (hul) bankelyd;
    banke (II, 3)to pound
    to make a (hollow) thumping sound;
    to poundbanke (II, 3)
    • hjertet dunket his heart was thumping
  2. slå, støte eller sparke uten at det lager sterk lyd to hit, bump or kick without making a loud noise
    • dunke hodet mot noe to bump one's head against something
    • dunke noen i ryggen to thump someone on the back

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

These set phrases have not been translated yet. They are shown as Bokmålsordboka has them, in Norwegian.Disse faste uttrykkene er ikke oversatt ennå. De står slik Bokmålsordboka har dem.

dunke inn skåre (IV)to score
  • hun dunket inn ballen med venstrebeinet
  • dunke inn hiter på listene