How To Spell dull?
How to Pronounce dull?
Correct pronunciation for the word "dull" is [dˈʌl], [dˈʌl], [d_ˈʌ_l].
Definition of dull
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Stupid; doltish; slow of hearing, seeing, understanding, or learning; without life or spirit; slow of motion; sleepy; drowsy; sad; depressing; dreary; insensible; cheerless; not clear; tarnished; not briskly burning; dim; obseure; blunt; obtuse; cloudy; being without wind.
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To become dull.
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To make dull or stupid; to blunt; to depress; to make insensible or slow to perceive; to make heavy or slow of motion; to sully; to tarnish or cloud.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for dull?
The adverb for the word "dull" is "dully".
What is the adjective for dull?
The adjective form of the word "dull" is "dull".
Usage over time for dull:
This graph shows how "dull" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of dull?
The plural form of the word "dull" is "dulls"
What is the singular form of dull?
The singular form of the word "dull" is "dullness"
Synonyms for Dull:
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adj.
• bloodless • insensitive- dead ,
- empty ,
- inert ,
- inactive ,
- insensible ,
- apathetic ,
- indifferent ,
- colorless ,
- accustomed ,
- even .
- bleached ,
- achromatic ,
- faded ,
- doughy ,
- hueless .
- gray ,
- gloomy ,
- ashen ,
- dingy ,
- dapple-gray .
- dusk ,
- dun ,
- crepuscular ,
- cimmerian ,
- aphotic .
- dumb .
- hazy .
- dull .
- dozy .
- dark .
- fe .
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n.
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- column ,
- cirrus ,
- cumulus ,
- cirrocumulus ,
- cloud ,
- cumulonimbus ,
- billow ,
- cirrostratus ,
- bank .
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- excite .
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- awareness .
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- drown .
- drab .
- flat .
- grey .
- arid .
- damp .
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v.
• whiten • disable- disable ,
- hobble ,
- botch ,
- deaden ,
- impair ,
- cramp ,
- hinder ,
- abrogate ,
- hamper ,
- handicap ,
- incapacitate ,
- enfeeble ,
- cripple ,
- hamstring ,
- disarm .
- desensitize ,
- daze ,
- drug .
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