āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to stunt
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āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to stop or slow down the development or growth of something
Transitive: to stunt development or growth of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Harsh criticism can stunt a person's confidence and creativity.
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to perform daring or impressive tricks
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The aerobatic team stunted through the skies, leaving trails of smoke behind them.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛
a difficult, unusual, or risky action performed to attract attention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He attempted a stunt to impress his friends.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ, āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
an animal, especially a whale, that has been prevented from reaching full growth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The movie featured a thrilling stunt where the car jumped over a ramp.
āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stunted
stunting
stunt
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
