dull
dull
dƌl
dal
/dƌl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "dull"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ

not reflecting or emitting much light
dull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull light in the room made it hard to read.
āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āφāϞ⧋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻšā§€āύ

(of an object or surface) lacking a sharp or pointed edge, making it unsuitable for cutting, piercing, etc.
dull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reached for a dull pencil to take notes in class.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āύ⧋āϟ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻĒ⧇āύāϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ

(of colors) not very bright or vibrant
dull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpet in the room was a dull beige, worn down from years of use.
āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­ āĻŦ⧇āχāϜ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āϧ⧀āϰ

lacking sharpness in intellect
dull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher was patient with the dull student, offering extra help.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āϝāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­, āĻŽā§‡āϘāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ

(of weather or sky) overcast, cloudy, or lacking brightness
dull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull weather persisted throughout the day, with no sign of the sun breaking through the clouds.
āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āĻŽā§‡āĻ˜ā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
06

āύ⧀āϰāϏ, āĻāĻ•āĻ˜ā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇

boring or lacking interest, excitement, or liveliness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His dull demeanor made it difficult to have an engaging conversation with him.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāϏ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
6.1

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•

(of a person) feeling bored or uninterested
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The party was so uneventful that everyone looked dull and restless.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻāϤāχ āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž

(of pain) not sharp or intense
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dull ache in his head made it hard to concentrate.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

(of business) slow in action or lacking activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sales were dull this quarter, leading to concerns about the economy.
āĻāχ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ

lacking sharpness in perception
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He noticed his vision was dull after spending too much time indoors.
āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

(of a sound) having a muted or indistinct quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the storm approached, the dull roar of thunder hinted at the impending rain.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻŦāĻœā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
01

āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻŽāĻ• āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to lose brightness or sheen, becoming less vibrant or lustrous over time
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vibrant paint started to dull due to prolonged exposure to sunlight.
āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϰāĻ‚ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to become less captivating over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the years went by, his passion for the hobby started to dull.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ—ā§œāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϖ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
03

āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ

to muffle a sound or noise, reducing its intensity or clarity
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to dull the echo in the hallway by placing rugs on the floor.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāϞāĻŋāϚāĻž āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻšāϞāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a feeling or sensation less intense or painful
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medication dulled his headache, bringing him some relief.
āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a knife or blade less sharp
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rough surface dulled the scissors after repeated use.
āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋

(of a knife or blade) to become less sharp
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blade dulled after repeated use, making it ineffective.
āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϞ⧇āĻĄāϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āρāϤāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤

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