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"a dull sky"adjectivedarkened with overcast
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verbmake numb or insensitivetype of:
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verbbecome less interesting or attractive
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"a dull play" "his competent but dull performance"adjectiveso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"adjectiveslow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"adjectivebeing or made softer or less loud or clear
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verbdeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingtype of:
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"the dull thud"adjectivenot clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
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"Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"verbmake dull or blunt
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"business is dull (or slow)"adjective(of business) not active or brisk
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"the varnished table top dulled with time"verbbecome dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightnesstype of:
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"a dull gaze" "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"adjectiveblunted in responsiveness or sensibility
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"a dull glow" "dull silver badly in need of a polish" "a dull sky"adjectiveemitting or reflecting very little light
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"he was so dull at parties" "a dull political campaign" "a large dull impassive man" "dull days with nothing to do" "how dull and dreary the world is" "fell back into one of her dull moods"adjectivelacking in liveliness or animation
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"Age had dulled the surface"verbmake dull in appearance
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"Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"verbmake less lively or vigoroustype of:
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"the knife was too dull to be of any use"adjectivenot having a sharp edge or point
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"a dull throbbing" "dull pain"adjectivenot keenly felt
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"dull greens and blues"adjective(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
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