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durst¹

  • /dɝst/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)st

verb

  1. archaic, dialectal, participle, past simple past and past participle of dare Traditional rhyme Four and twenty tailors went to kill a snail; the best man among them durst not touch her tail.

Durst²

  • /dɜː(ɹ)st/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)st

Where it comes from

From the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”).

proper noun Dursts

  1. A surname.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{durst_2026,
  title = {durst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/durst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}