Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Spuntá-re, v. n.
1. to peep, blow, shoot, bud, burgeon, sprout out, blossom. Il giorno comincia a —, the day begins to peep or dawn. Questa rosa comincia a —, the rose begins to blow. L'erba comincia a —, the plants begin to peep or shoot. — la barba, to begin to have a beard. Spuntano le corna, the horns begin to shoot. — un sospiro, to fetch a sigh; 2. to become blunt; v. a. 1. to blunt; 2. to elose, shut up. — alcuno, to dissuade a person from his opinion; 3. to blot, raze, efface, put or scratch out; 4. to conquer, surmount, get the better of; 5. to unpin; 6. (naut. t.) to double a cape; adj. Spuntá-nte.