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bluntening

bluntening is the present participle and gerund of blunten.

Meaning of blunten

Verb

blunten (third-person singular simple present bluntens, present participle bluntening, simple past and past participle bluntened)

  1. (rare) To make blunt (take the edge off)

Questions about bluntening

What is bluntening the present participle and gerund of?
Bluntening is the present participle and gerund of blunten.

Words near bluntening in the dictionary

  1. blunt-witted
  2. bluntable
  3. blunted
  4. blunten
  5. bluntened
  6. bluntening
  7. bluntens
  8. blunter
  9. blunters
  10. bluntest
  11. blunteth

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