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IPA transcription: ['dʌlɚ]
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Adjective
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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”
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emitting or reflecting very little light
“a dull glow”
“dull silver badly in need of a polish”
“a dull sky”
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not keenly felt
“a dull throbbing”
“dull pain”
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not having a sharp edge or point
“the knife was too dull to be of any use”
Adjective
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
“never met anyone quite so dim”
“although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick”
“dumb officials make some really dumb decisions”
“he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse”
“worked with the slow students”
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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”
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
“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 of long letters is”
“tedious days on the train”
“the tiresome chirping of a cricket”
“other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome”
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(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
“dull greens and blues”
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darkened with overcast
“a dark day”
“a dull sky”
“the sky was leaden and thick”
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(of business) not active or brisk
“business is dull (or slow)”
“a sluggish market”
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not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
“the dull thud”
“thudding bullets”
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blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; ; - Willa Cather
“a dull gaze”
“so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her”
Usage examples
- Female and juvenile coloration is slightly duller.
- Sexes are similar, but juveniles are much duller.
- Juveniles are duller in appearance.
- The female has a buff crown and duller nape.
- The breeding male is a duller version of the female.
- Dark centers of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous.
- The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller, with brown upperparts and greyer underparts.
- The juvenile is duller overall, with little or no white on the upperwing.