verb

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To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

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Years of misuse have dulled the tools.

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To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.

example

He drinks to dull the pain.

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To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

example

A razor will dull with use.

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To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

adjective

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Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

example

All these knives are dull.

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Boring; not exciting or interesting.

example

He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.

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Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

example

Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.

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Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

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Sluggish, listless.

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Cloudy, overcast.

example

It's a dull day.

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Insensible; unfeeling.

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Heavy; lifeless; inert.

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(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.

example

Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.

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(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.

Examples of dull in a Sentence

Things didn't stay dull for long, though.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

Her body felt heavy and her senses dull without her magic.

A damp dull autumn morning was just dawning.

Prince Bagration turned to the officer and with his dull eyes looked at him in silence.

He had never seen such a dull and out-of-the-way place; the folks were all gone off; why, you couldn't even hear the whistle!

And to feel not exactly dull, but sad?

Why isn't she dull and ashamed?

I wouldn't call you dull, just inactive.

The princess continued to look at him without moving, and with the same dull expression.

For a moment she felt the dull aching pain of being utterly alone.

Although the state has a great amount of limestone, especially in Erie and Ottawa counties, its dull colour renders it unsuitable for most building purposes.` It is, however, much used as a flux for melting iron and for making quick lime.

Before he had reached the embankments that were being thrown up, he saw, in the light of the dull autumn evening, mounted men coming toward him.

Suddenly the strange sound of a far-off whistling and thud was heard, followed by a boom of cannon blending into a dull roar that set the windows rattling.

Dull would be another.

Willarski felt dull in Orel and was pleased to meet a man of his own circle and, as he supposed, of similar interests.

One day you are dull, and the next you refuse to see anyone.

All that day and the next his friends and comrades noticed that Rostov, without being dull or angry, was silent, thoughtful, and preoccupied.

Working for Cade might not be as dull as she had first thought.

This is how you dull a sword after victory.

I guess it does sound dull when I talk about it, but it's never dull to me, and Alex seems to be happy with things.

So far she had never mentioned her excursions to the attic, but when things got too dull around the house, she went up to explore.

You are happy enough I no longer need to dull the pain.

I love a chase and a fight, but the chances of me forgetting not to dull the pain increase if you resist.

She brought the machete down with a dull thud, anchoring the blade in the log.

The dull, sleepy expression was no longer there, nor the affectation of profound thought.

She looked at him, her eyes dull.

The knife wasn't like hers – dull enough she had to saw through things with effort.

Of red the varieties are fewer; the finest is a crimson red of very beautiful tint, and there are various gradations from this to a dull brick red.

A toothache may feel like a sharp pain or a dull ache.

If there is inflammation inside the eye, a dull ache may be felt inside the eye.

Some reviewwers like the ease of use, but do complain the color is dull.

If a dull aching sensation persists after this instillation then a co-existing iritis, or inflammation of the iris, also called a uveitis, may also be present.

The typical tension-type headache is described as a tightening around the head and neck, and an accompanying dull ache.

Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for menstrual cramps, the dull or throbbing pain in the lower abdomen that many women experience just before and during their menstrual periods.

The most common symptom for most types of osteochondrosis is pain, usually a dull, non-specific ache, at the affected joint.

Chemicals used in hair highlighting damage the strands and can make hair dull, more prone to breakage, and frizzy.

A bun is the most classic updo style, but it doesn't have to look stodgy or dull.

You'll find that you can be discreet without being dull and ordinary.

The serious poems in which he celebrated the public events of his later years are dull and lifeless.

It has dull pink flowers, succeeded by seed vessels, each of which is crowned by two scarlet-coloured leafy lobes.

There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, 'Black Beauty, is that you?'

One was an officer--a tall, soldierly, handsome man--the other evidently a private or an orderly, sunburned, short, and thin, with sunken cheeks and a dull expression.

It's a very cool idea, if you can get somebody to go along with it, but somewhat dull for player two.

When a wine's acidity is too high, it's flavor is too tart and aggressive, too low and the wine will taste dull, bland and flabby.

The result was a dull, unbalanced wine that lacked both character and flavor.

Explore Chianti wine proudly (minus the straw covered bottle, because although it's still produced, the wine is still dull and a bit lifeless), despite what any wine snob's opinion is on the wine.

These headaches usually are a dull pain, although some people report a throbbing sensation.

Overripe strawberries will be dull and dark, with limp stems.

Un-tempered chocolate will set slowly, have pale streaks of cocoa butter, and will be soft and dull.

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