[
UK
/ˈɑːnt/
]
[ US /ˈænt, ˈɔnt/ ]
[ US /ˈænt, ˈɔnt/ ]
NOUN
- the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
How To Use aunt In A Sentence
- My aunt is very old-fashioned.
- Despite the challenges that prevail, our women have 'shouldered' the burdens with great resilience and dignity; and many of the successes that we claim toady, must be credited to our mothers, grandmothers, wives, aunts and sisters. Jamaica Information Service
- She is daunted by the task ahead in the second of the six-part series. The Sun
- A Scottish moor long bore the reputation for being haunted by a phantom flock of sheep, which were always heard "baaing" plaintively before a big storm. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
- I was haunted by the beauty of the landscape all about, of the natural ferneries then disappearing, and of the domed forest-trees on the slopes, and was fortunate in meeting a gentleman intent on preserving in art the beauties of his country. Sailing Alone Around the World
- Fascinated with the meeting of memory and language, adept at conjuring states of mind, and haunted by the violence wracking his homeland, Hemon is a stoic tragedian and a brilliant satirist. The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon: Book summary
- He was gaunt and extremely pale, with parched lips and a beak-like nose.
- All the miracle of sails; the steady foresail; the sensitive jibs; the press canvas delicate as bubbles; the reliable main; the bluff topsails; topgallants like eager horses; the impertinent skysails; the jaunty moonraker, were just canvas stretched on poles. The Wind Bloweth
- He hadn't got quite enough money, but his aunt agreed to make up the difference.
- The size of the task ahead is daunting. The Sun