Definition (verb) make dull in appearance
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Age had dulled the surface
Definition (verb) become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
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the varnished table top dulled with time
Definition (verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Definition (verb) make numb or insensitive
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The shock numbed her senses
Definition (verb) make dull or blunt
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Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
Definition (verb) become less interesting or attractive
Definition (verb) make less lively or vigorous
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Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
Definition (adj) lacking in liveliness or animation
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he was so dull at parties
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a dull political campaign
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a large dull impassive man
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dull days with nothing to do
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how dull and dreary the world is
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fell back into one of her dull moods
Definition (adj) emitting or reflecting very little light
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a dull glow
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dull silver badly in need of a polish
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a dull sky
Definition (adj) being or made softer or less loud or clear
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the dull boom of distant breaking waves
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muffled drums
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the muffled noises of the street
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muted trumpets
Definition (adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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a boring evening with uninteresting people
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the deadening effect of some routine tasks
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a dull play
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his competent but dull performance
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a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
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what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
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tedious days on the train
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the tiresome chirping of a cricket
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other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Definition (adj) (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
Definition (adj) not keenly felt
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a dull throbbing
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dull pain
Definition (adj) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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so dense he never understands anything I say to him
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never met anyone quite so dim
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although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
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dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
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he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
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worked with the slow students
Definition (adj) (of business) not active or brisk
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business is dull (or slow)
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a sluggish market
Definition (adj) not having a sharp edge or point
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the knife was too dull to be of any use
Definition (adj) blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
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a dull gaze
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so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her
Definition (adj) not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
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the dull thud
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thudding bullets
Definition (adj) darkened with overcast
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a dark day
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a dull sky
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the sky was leaden and thick