NichiDict

つんと

[tsunto]

Meanings

1.AdverbNoun・suru

standoffishly; primly; prickly; irritably; aloofly

2.AdverbNoun・suru

pungently (of a smell); acridly; sharply

3.Adverb

long and pointed (e.g. of a nose)

4.AdverbNoun・suru

popping (of ears); clearing (of sinuses)

Examples

つんとした態度で無視された。

I was ignored with a standoffish attitude.

彼女はつんと澄ました顔をした。

She put on a prim expression.

つんと鼻を鳴らして通り過ぎた。

They sniffed and walked past.