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How to pronounce “blunt

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Practice the English pronunciation of blunt with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Agent Moliere: The Life of John CaincrossWhat drove Anthony Blunt, the son of a vicar
Definition summary
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

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How to pronounce blunt

Agent Moliere: The Life of John Caincross

What drove Anthony Blunt, the son of a vicar

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “blunt

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
  • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
  • Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  • Hard to impress or penetrate.
  • Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
  • [Noun]
  • A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
  • A short needle with a strong point.
  • (smoking, slang, US) A marijuana cigar.
  • (UK, slang, archaic, uncountable) Money.
  • A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
  • [Verb]
  • To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
  • (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of

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