Synonym: blunt, boring, dingy, dreary, dry, flat, gray, inactive, slow, sluggish, stupid, uninteresting, bright, keen, sharp, vivid. Similar words: adult, schedule, indulge, adultery, modulate, undulant, credulous, pendulum. Meaning: [dʌl] v. 1. make dull in appearance 2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness 3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping 4. make numb or insensitive 5. make dull or blunt 6. become less interesting or attractive 7. make less lively or vigorous. adj. 1. lacking in liveliness or animation 2. emitting or reflecting very little light 3. being or made softer or less loud or clear 4. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 5. (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted 6. not keenly felt 7. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 8. (of business) not active or brisk 9. not having a sharp edge or point 10. blunted in responsiveness or sensibility 11. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft 12. darkened with overcast.
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31. This type of bird is very inconspicuous because of its dull feathers.
32. Douglas has an undeserved reputation for being dull and dry.
33. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
34. His life seems very dull and alternates between work and sleep.
35. Hospitals always seem such impersonal places - rows of identical beds in dull grey rooms.
36. His accident with the microphone brought some welcome comic relief to a very dull party.
37. There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.
38. She felt a dull ache in her right temple, heralding a migraine.
39. The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.
40. Thank you for making learning not a dull thing but a great joy.
41. The knife is so dull that it will not cut.
42. There's always a dull period after the January sales.
43. Humour can help enliven a dull subject.
44. Today it will be dull and overcast.
45. It was dull and slightly drizzly as we left.
46. She brought sunshine into our dull lives.
47. She took drugs to dull the pain.
48. The job was dull and boring.
49. Bright curtains can cheer up a dull room.
50. The sky was dull, with a foreboding of rain.
51. The long lectures made the afternoon dull.
52. The gates shut with a dull thud .
53. Village life is too dull for me.
54. His job consists of dull ,[Sentencedict] repetitive work.
55. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
56. There's never a dull moment in this job.
57. He took drugs to dull pain.
58. Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
59. She felt middle-aged and dull.
60. His dull speeches often underwhelm his audiences.
More similar words: adult, schedule, indulge, adultery, modulate, undulant, credulous, pendulum, undulate, on schedule, incredulity, incredulous, indulgent, modulated, adulation, indulgence, fraudulent, adulterate, incredulously, fraudulence, bull, full, mull, pull, Bull., behind schedule, fully, bully, skull, bullet.