How to pronounce“brunt”in English
nounclosed down schools and offices are all closed the whole of today uh rail service is suspended all domestic flights also have been cancelled the
brunt of the storm has really been borne by the people on the east coast of Taiwan where it came ashore uh a little earlier today uh it is an enormous storm
um it's 500 kilometers across it is packing winds at the center of over 200
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Definitions of “brunt”
The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
“Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina’s winds.”
The force or shock of an attack in war.
To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.
“"… I say." Ripton resumed the serious intonation, "do you think they'll ever suspect us?" "What if they do? We must brunt it." We brunted the storm.”
To make a violent attack or charge.