Found 3 items, similar to Blunting.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: blunt
berterus-terang, buntung, guntung, kasar, menumpulkan, tumpul
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: blunt
blunt
adj 1: having a broad or rounded end;
“thick marks made by a blunt
pencil”
2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp;
“a blunt
instrument”
3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion;
“blunt talking and straight
shooting”;
“a blunt New England farmer”;
“I gave them my
candid opinion”;
“forthright criticism”;
“a forthright
approach to the problem”;
“tell me what you think--and you
may just as well be frank”;
“it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude”;
“plainspoken and to the
point”;
“a point-blank accusation” [syn:
candid,
forthright,
frank,
free-spoken,
outspoken,
plainspoken,
point-blank,
straight-from-the-shoulder]
4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;
“the
blunt truth”;
“the crude facts”;
“facing the stark reality
of the deadline” [syn:
crude(a),
stark(a)]
blunt
v 1: make less intense;
“blunted emotions”
2: make numb or insensitive;
“The shock numbed her senses”
[syn:
numb,
benumb,
dull]
3: make dull or blunt;
“Too much cutting dulls the knife's
edge” [syn:
dull] [ant:
sharpen]
4: make less sharp;
“blunt the knives”
5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
force, activity, or sensation;
“Terror blunted her
feelings”;
“deaden a sound” [syn:
deaden] [ant:
enliven]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Blunting
Blunt
\Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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