gaunt

[US]/ɡɔːnt/
[UK]/ɡɔːnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.desolate
emaciated
lean

Phrases & Collocations

pale and gaunt

looking gaunt

skeleton-like gaunt

gaunt appearance

thin and gaunt

gaunt face

Example Sentences

there was a lump in her throat as she gazed down at her uncle's gaunt features.

a white-haired pioneer, her face gaunt from overwork and worry.

the gaunt figures strode ever onwards; never a one turned his head from his goal.

The gharry ponies are gaunt, vicious things that have been sold cheap as having a few years’ work left in them.

Her gaunt appearance suggested she hadn't been eating well.

The gaunt figure in the distance turned out to be a scarecrow.

His face looked gaunt after weeks of illness.

The gaunt trees stood bare against the winter sky.

She stared at her gaunt reflection in the mirror, feeling a pang of sadness.

The gaunt man shuffled down the street, looking for food.

The gaunt dog whimpered in the corner, hungry and alone.

The gaunt ruins of the old castle loomed in the distance.

Despite his gaunt appearance, he had a warm smile.

The gaunt branches of the tree reached out like skeletal fingers.

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