blunt
adjective
having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
was blunting
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past progressiveof blunt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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All are fully vaccinated, which Boone said was blunting the effects of the virus.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2021
Then gradually but decisively it was borne in upon his mind that his absorption was blunting his common sense.
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
The third year saw an improvement, whether owing to conscious self-control or to the fact that time was blunting his affliction.
From The Nether World by George Gissing
The idea suddenly flashed upon the wretched woman, whose moral sense, never acute, was blunting hourly, that the key of the situation was in her own little hand.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
