"blunting" meaning in English

See blunting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblʌntɪŋ/ Forms: bluntings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blunting (plural bluntings)
  1. The process by which something is made blunt.
    Sense id: en-blunting-en-noun-Ce3O6ztP

Verb

IPA: /ˈblʌntɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blunting
  1. present participle and gerund of blunt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: blunt
    Sense id: en-blunting-en-verb-JvLy3Vwo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blunting meaning in English (1.3kB)

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