blunt
adjective
having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
is blunting
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present progressiveof blunt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The export of crude and fuel is blunting the impact of the moves by U.S.
From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2022
Roughly 25,000 people are hospitalized for the virus in the U.S., a similar count to this time last year, giving federal officials hope that treatments and widespread immunity is blunting the impact of omicron-related surges.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2022
Yet Twitter itself is blunting its effectiveness from the onset.
From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2016
The White House had hoped Mr. Obama would arrive in Antalya able to make the case that the U.S. is blunting the group’s advances in Iraq and Syria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2015
Top Federal Reserve officials ramped up their call for more forceful government action to fix the broken housing market, expressing frustration that it is blunting their extraordinary efforts to boost the economy.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2012
