The present participle of blunt; the process of making something less sharp or reducing its intensity.
From 'blunt' plus the present participle suffix '-ing,' which shows ongoing action. This gerund form allows 'blunting' to function as a noun too.
In psychology, 'blunting' is a real clinical term—when trauma victims show blunted affect (reduced emotional response), therapists literally use this word we're defining to describe their condition.
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