Past tense of blunt
regular verb
The past tense of blunt is blunted. The past participle is also blunted.
Forms of blunt
| Base form (V1) | blunt /blʌnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blunted /ˈblʌntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | blunted /ˈblʌntɪd/ |
| Present participle | blunting /ˈblʌntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | blunts /blʌnts/ |
Blunted in a sentence
- It blunted my appetite.
- My feeling towards her have been blunted.
- They are still relatively blunted, desensitized by mismetabolized residues from a denatured-foods past.1987, Severen L. Schaeffer, Instinctive Nutrition, page 148. From the entry mismetabolize
- Much ground has been lost and many fine minds blunted on the complications of transformational generative grammar.1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 155. From the entry transformational generative grammar
- The high-output glow of the CVS across the highway blunted into gauzy white by the moisture in the air.2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 27. From the entry CVS
Meaning of blunt
- adjective Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- adjective Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- adjective Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
Questions about the past tense of blunt
- What is the past tense of blunt?
- The past tense of blunt is blunted.
- What is the past participle of blunt?
- The past participle of blunt is blunted.
- Is blunt a regular or irregular verb?
- Blunt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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