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Gaunt meaning

  1. Angular, bony, and lean.
  2. Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard.
  3. Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.

Using Gaunt

  • The main meaning on this page is: Angular, bony, and lean. | Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard. | Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.
  • Useful related words include: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard.
  • In the example corpus, gaunt often appears in combinations such as: of gaunt, gaunt and, the gaunt.

Context around Gaunt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Gaunt

  • In this selection, "gaunt" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, animals, particularly, appears, appearance, grey and gloomy stand out and add context to how "gaunt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a very gaunt look particularly and approach the gaunt grey ruins. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gaunt" sits close to words such as abacha, acetate and adl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gaunt

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

His face is gaunt," one alarmed fan tweeted. (8 words)

Gaunt is the daughter of decorated Thunder Bay Paralympian Robbi Weldon. (11 words)

Spencer Stuart’s Gaunt said boards are now hunting for finance directors who are better suited to crises. (18 words)

But now, as fresh concerns over Bieber's health proliferate – with pictures emerging in recent days of the star, who became a father in August, looking particularly gaunt – fans are questioning if the news of Combs's alleged crimes is to blame. (42 words)

Adding to that doom scenario is Pensioner Barbie’s gaunt appearance, as if she’s tried to keep the “cute figure” she had in high school except that after a lifelong effort she’s lost her curves. (37 words)

Assange looked gaunt and moved with caution as he walked into a prison holding cell and slowly seated himself to face the camera at Friday's hearing, an AFP reporter in court said. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

John of Gaunt's great hall, showing the vertical lines characteristic of the perpendicular style The most significant of Gaunt's buildings is his great hall.

Adding to that doom scenario is Pensioner Barbie’s gaunt appearance, as if she’s tried to keep the “cute figure” she had in high school except that after a lifelong effort she’s lost her curves.

As a lover of all things derelict and abandoned, I’m in my element as I approach the gaunt, grey ruins of Old Corrour Lodge.

Contrary to any stereotypes you may have heard, frugal people aren’t gaunt, gloomy misers with threadbare clothes and an air of permanent sadness.

His face is gaunt," one alarmed fan tweeted.

Spencer Stuart’s Gaunt said boards are now hunting for finance directors who are better suited to crises.

The drought, heat, lack of food for the animals and dried up watering holes left the animals gaunt and dying.

The gaunt 27-year-old dressed like a cowboy: flannel shirts, pressed jeans and a huge shiny belt buckle that cinched his clothes to his six-foot frame.

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But now, as fresh concerns over Bieber's health proliferate – with pictures emerging in recent days of the star, who became a father in August, looking particularly gaunt – fans are questioning if the news of Combs's alleged crimes is to blame.

But sometimes it can become violent - even though Mr Gaunt says they do everything they can to avoid it.

Gaunt is the daughter of decorated Thunder Bay Paralympian Robbi Weldon.

In it, she appears 'gaunt,' Dr Vinay Gupta, a pulmonologist and veteran in Seattle, told DailyMail.com earlier this week.

The tall and gaunt Canadian actor with a grin that could be sweet or diabolical was known for offbeat characters like Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman’s “M.

This can create a very gaunt look, particularly in those over the age of say 40, when your skin doesn’t have as much collagen and begins to lose its natural elasticity.

As bombs destroyed Italy, an ulcer and other ailments left Mussolini gaunt, and he was rarely seen in public, fuelling rumors that he was sick or dead.

The former Malian president has appeared gaunt in recent photographs, and concerns mounted during his time in military custody in barracks outside the capital.

Assange looked gaunt and moved with caution as he walked into a prison holding cell and slowly seated himself to face the camera at Friday's hearing, an AFP reporter in court said.

The former Twilight star makes his shaven-headed, gaunt-faced character seem hyper naturally sensitive and feral at the same time.

An affidavit states during June 2017, Gaunt failed to stop during a traffic stop on Post Road in Rogers.

Audiences were shocked that the once seemingly healthy Carpenter looked so gaunt in a matter of years, precipitating fears that she was dying of cancer.

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Common combinations with gaunt

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gaunt" in a sentence?
An example: "John of Gaunt's great hall, showing the vertical lines characteristic of the perpendicular style The most significant of Gaunt's buildings is his great hall." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gaunt" from authentic English texts.
What does "gaunt" mean?
Gaunt means: Angular, bony, and lean.
What are synonyms of "gaunt"?
Common synonyms of "gaunt" include: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, thin. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gaunt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gaunt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.