bluntingn.

Etymology: < blunt v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈblunting.

The action of making or of becoming blunt; anything in which this action is realized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > bluntness > [noun] > making or becoming blunt

stubbing1577

blunting1611

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > weakening

blunting1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Espointement, an vnpointing; a blunting; a breaking the point of.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 72 Not impediments or bluntings, but rather as Whetstones, to set an edge on our desires.

1870 Eng. Mech. 7 Jan. 397/2 We..remarked this blunting of the..horn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	blunting
释义	bluntingn. Etymology: < blunt v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈblunting. The action of making or of becoming blunt; anything in which this action is realized. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > bluntness > [noun] > making or becoming blunt stubbing1577 blunting1611 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > weakening blunting1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Espointement, an vnpointing; a blunting; a breaking the point of. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 72 Not impediments or bluntings, but rather as Whetstones, to set an edge on our desires. 1870 Eng. Mech. 7 Jan. 397/2 We..remarked this blunting of the..horn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1611
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