donder

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verb

To beat up, to thrash.

OriginAfrikaans donder →
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Meanings

donder1

verbdonder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)

present singular third person donders · participle present dondering · participle past dondered · past dondered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of daunder (“stroll”).
noundonder (plural donders)

plural donders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of daunder (“stroll”).

donder2

verbdonder (third-person singular simple present donders, present participle dondering, simple past and past participle dondered)

present singular third person donders · participle present dondering · participle past dondered · past dondered

  1. South AfricaslangtransitiveTo beat up, to thrash.

    Just try and I'll donder you says Jan and resets his hook. I take out my pocket knife and start to smooth it. What do you want with that stick says Jan.

    1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, →ISBN, page 28

Origin

donder · verb, noun

See daunder.

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donder · verb

  1. Afrikaansdonder
  2. Afrikaansdonder
  3. Englishdonder

Borrowed from Afrikaans donder.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

donder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donder

MLA

“donder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “donder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donder.

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