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obtusing

obtusing is the present participle and gerund of obtuse.

Meaning of obtuse

Verb

obtuse (third-person singular simple present obtuses, present participle obtusing, simple past and past participle obtused)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
    • Fouler. To tread, ſtampe, or trample on; to bruiſe, or cruſh, by ſtamping; hurt, or obtuſe, by treading on; […]1611, Randle Cotgrave, compiler, “Fouler”, in A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, signature Qq ij, verso, column 2

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Questions about obtusing

What is obtusing the present participle and gerund of?
Obtusing is the present participle and gerund of obtuse.

Words near obtusing in the dictionary

  1. obtusifoliol
  2. obtusifolione
  3. obtusilactone
  4. obtusilactones
  5. obtusin
  6. obtusing
  7. obtusion
  8. obtusish
  9. obtusities
  10. obtusity
  11. obtustatin

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