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dort¹

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t

Where it comes from

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

noun dorts

  1. Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

verb dorts · dorting · dorted

  1. intransitive To become pettish; sulk.

Dort²

Where it comes from

* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy).

* As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.

proper noun Dorts

  1. Synonym of Dordrecht: a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

    Similar: Dordrecht

  2. A surname.

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"dort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dort. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dort. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dort

Chicago

"dort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dort.

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@misc{dort_2026,
  title = {dort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}