Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blunting

/ˈblʌntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: blunt-ing
IPA: /ˈblʌntɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blunt

noun

The process by which something is made blunt.

Example Sentences

"Even those productions that mean to “bring Lear home” to the audience seem always to involve fresh bluntings and blurrings of the full effect."

Inflected Forms

bluntings (plural)

Rhymes With

hunting confronting bunting fronting grunting shunting affronting punting stunting

Questions

How do you pronounce blunting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌntɪŋ/.
What does blunting mean?: present participle and gerund of blunt

How to pronounce blunting

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