dulling

dull[ 'dʌliŋ ]

• v.
  • make dull in appearance

    "Age had dulled the surface"

  • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

    "the varnished table top dulled with time"

  • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

    同义词：mufflemutedampdampentone down

  • make numb or insensitive

    同义词：numbbenumbblunt

  • make dull or blunt

    "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

    同义词：blunt

  • become less interesting or attractive

    同义词：pall

  • make less lively or vigorous

    "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

• adj.
  • lacking in liveliness or animation

    "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"

  • emitting or reflecting very little light

    "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"

  • being or made softer or less loud or clear

    "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"

    同义词：muffledmutedsoftened

  • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

    "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"

    同义词：boringdeadeningho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome

  • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

    "dull greens and blues"

  • not keenly felt

    "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"

  • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

    "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"

    同义词：densedimdumbobtuseslow

  • (of business) not active or brisk

    "business is dull (or slow)"

    同义词：slowsluggish

  • not having a sharp edge or point

    "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

  • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

    "a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"

  • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

    "the dull thud"

    同义词：thudding

  • darkened with overcast

    "a dull sky"

    同义词：greygrayleaden