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dulled::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blunted |
dulled::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | benumbed |
the mind of the audience is becoming dulled.
Examples of dulled
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It seems that swollen corporate supply has dulled appetite towards stale issues.
From the forbes.com
What seems to have happened is that some recent stumbles dulled Wuffli's luster.
From the businessweek.com
However, this type of beauty is easily dulled, the Dutch researchers discovered.
From the newscientist.com
Such products can cause dulled sensitivity to sweet tastes, according to a study.
From the guardian.co.uk
Then, internal noises are amplified because incoming sounds have become dulled.
From the dispatch.com
Living with diabetes has certainly not dulled Dominic's appetite for adventure.
From the express.co.uk
The senses of these rhinos had been dulled by the cold concrete of Slav zoo life.
From the economist.com
His passion for neutrals has never dulled Armani's enthusiasm for the red carpet.
From the guardian.co.uk
Business opposition has also been dulled by some special provisions in the law.
From the time.com
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
- Muffle: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- Boring: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing ...
- Numb: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull greens and blues"
