Blunting

Definition

1. (verb) To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
2. (verb) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of “It blunted my appetite.”
3. (noun) The process by which something is made blunt.

Word stats

• Blunting contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
• It uses 7 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

Words you can build

• bunting
• bluing
• lubing
• tubing
• tuning
• bling
• blunt
• built
• glint
• guilt
• until
• bung
• bunt
• gilt
• glib
• glut
• lint
• lung
• ting
• unit
• big
• bin
• bit
• bug
• bun
• but
• gin
• gnu
• gun
• gut
• inn
• int
• lib
• lit
• lug
• nib
• nil
• nit
• nub
• nun
• nut
• tin
• tub
• tug
• tun

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Words starting with BLU

• blubber
• blubbered
• blubbering
• blubbers
• bludgeon
• bludgeoned
• bludgeoning
• bludgeons
• blue
• bluebell
• bluebells
• blueberries
• blueberry
• bluebird
• bluebirds
• bluebottle
• bluebottles
• blued

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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