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obtunding

obtunding is the present participle and gerund of obtund.

Meaning of obtund

Verb

obtund (third-person singular simple present obtunds, present participle obtunding, simple past and past participle obtunded)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
    • […] the use of alcoholic decoctions[…] which are given as medicines to allay pain, obtund nerve sensibility, to cure the little sufferer of his vital manifestations […]1900, Martha M. Allen, Alcohol, a Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, page 319
    Synonyms:
    blunt, deaden

Questions about obtunding

What is obtunding the present participle and gerund of?
Obtunding is the present participle and gerund of obtund.

Words near obtunding in the dictionary

  1. obtundedness
  2. obtundent
  3. obtundents
  4. obtunder
  5. obtunders
  6. obtunding
  7. obtundities
  8. obtundity
  9. obtunds
  10. obturacle
  11. obturacles

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