blunting Definition

countering, neutralizing, dulling, quelling, counteracting, bolstering, lessening, negating, thwarting, boosting, undercut, spurring, dampening, deflecting, squelching, stymie, derailing, undermining, easing, curbing, defusing, heightening, diminish, denting, limiting, quieting, nullifying, sidestepping, assuaging, tempering, snuffing, curtailing, hampering, halting, stifle, detracting, reasserting, sharpening, muting, averting, blocking, stanching, suppressing, inhibiting, allaying, sparking, counterbalancing, overshadowing, reversing, accentuating, forestalling, crushing, offsetting, repelling, outweighed, scuttling, squashing, tamp down, recapturing, sapping, relieving, provoking, alleviating, sparing, minimizing, fortifying, punishing, taming, stoking, erasing, soften, avoiding, hindering, elevating, undoing, prolonging, reining, sidelining, reinforcing, redirecting, riling, augmenting, amplifying, waning, potent, stave off, buoying, eliciting, diluting, preventing, overcoming, spoiling, evoking, exploiting, impeding, repulsing, attacking, triggering, capping, obliterating,