adjective, verb
adjective (duller, dullest)
boring
1 not interesting or exciting:
Life in a small town could be deadly dull. * The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting. * The first half of the game was pretty dull. * There's never a dull moment when John's around.
light / colours
2 not bright or shiny:
a dull colour / glow * dull, lifeless hair * Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.
sounds
3 not clear or loud:
The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.
weather
4 not bright, with a lot of clouds:
It was a dull, grey day.
pain
5 not very severe, but continuous:
a dull ache / pain
person
6 slow in understanding
SYNSTUPID:
a dull pupil / class / mind
trade
7 (especially AmE) not busy; slow:
Don't sell into a dull market.
dullness noun [U]:
the dullness of modern architecture
dully adverb:
'I suppose so,' she said dully. * His leg ached dully.
IDIOMS
(as) dull as ditchwater (BrE) (AmE )as( dull as dishwater) extremely boring:
I always found history as dull as ditchwater.
سۆز تۈركۈمى: verb
pain
1 (of pain or an emotion) to become or be made weaker or less severe:
[VN] The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while. [also V]
person
2 [VN] (written) to make a person slower or less lively:
He felt dulled and stupid with sleep.
colours, sounds
3 to become or to make sth less bright, clean or sharp:
[V] His eyes dulled and he slumped to the ground. * [VN] The endless rain seemed to dull all sound.
