different between munting vs muntin

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

munting (plural muntings)

1. (architecture) Alternative form of muntin

Etymology 2

Apparently from munt(er) +? -ing.

Adjective

munting (comparative more munting, superlative most munting)

1. (Britain slang, rare) Ugly.
   • 2009, Volkszone.com, messageboards 15 Apr 2009:

     how the freak did "that" get pregnant she was totally munting!!!!!

   • 2009, Twingooc.com, messageboards, 21 Mar 2009:

     Other thing is, does anyone here have the mud flaps on their Twingo, or are they completely munting, cause I was considering getting them cause I did have them on my current car, and love the fact that my bumpers don't get all dirty and muddy in the bottom corners

English

Etymology

Middle English mountaunt, from Old French montant, present participle of monter (“to put up”).

Noun

muntin (plural muntins)

1. One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
   • 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.174:

     He looked for a bell but there were just the wires hanging from a hole so he tapped on the glass of the sidelights. They gave soft and soundless in their lead muntins.

Synonyms

• glazing bar

Hyponyms

• mullion (vertical)

Translations

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Verb

muntin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of muntar
2. third-person plural imperative form of muntar