āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ
not reflecting or emitting much light
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull light in the room made it hard to read.
āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻšā§āύ
(of an object or surface) lacking a sharp or pointed edge, making it unsuitable for cutting, piercing, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reached for a dull pencil to take notes in class.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āύā§āĻ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āύāϏāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ
(of colors) not very bright or vibrant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpet in the room was a dull beige, worn down from years of use.
āϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āϧā§āϰ
lacking sharpness in intellect
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher was patient with the dull student, offering extra help.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŽāύā§āĻĨāϰ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϧā§āϰā§āϝāĻļā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
05
āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ
(of weather or sky) overcast, cloudy, or lacking brightness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull weather persisted throughout the day, with no sign of the sun breaking through the clouds.
āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āϰā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύā§āĻāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His dull demeanor made it difficult to have an engaging conversation with him.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāϏ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The party was so uneventful that everyone looked dull and restless.
āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻ āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž
(of pain) not sharp or intense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull ache in his head made it hard to concentrate.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sales were dull this quarter, leading to concerns about the economy.
āĻāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāύā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He noticed his vision was dull after spending too much time indoors.
āĻ
āϤā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the storm approached, the dull roar of thunder hinted at the impending rain.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āĻŦāĻā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϏāύā§āύ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
to dull
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vibrant paint started to dull due to prolonged exposure to sunlight.
āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϤ āϰāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧠āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻļā§ āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§
to become less captivating over time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the years went by, his passion for the hobby started to dull.
āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻā§āĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to dull the echo in the hallway by placing rugs on the floor.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž āϰā§āĻā§ āĻšāϞāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medication dulled his headache, bringing him some relief.
āĻāώā§āϧāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŽ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to make a knife or blade less sharp
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rough surface dulled the scissors after repeated use.
āĻ
āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§
(of a knife or blade) to become less sharp
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blade dulled after repeated use, making it ineffective.
āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
dullness
dull
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