dull

[US]/dʌl/
[UK]/dʌl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking brightness;lacking interest or excitement; not sharp; slow to understand; lacking intelligence or energy; not intense

Example Sentences

a dull thud of hooves.

the scenery is dull and uninteresting.

dull to the nth degree

to relieve a dull evening

be dull with sleepiness

there was a dull thud as the gun discharged.

your historian is a dull dog.

a screamingly dull daily routine.

a kind of dull wooden sound.

a dull, saltless life

wade through a dull book

a dull, cloudy day

The play was dull beyond description.

Real-world Examples

The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Choice, in other words, dulls the critical faculties.

Source: The Economist - Technology

The following day was dull and foggy.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

This they do with a certain dull fidelity.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

I'm impersonating my dull as dishwater doppelganger, Elena. She has the worst taste.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

I figured us for an assault or burglary. Boy, they can be the dullest!

Source: Go blank axis version

There was a dull murmur of assent throughout the class.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It was this dull, throbbing, excruciating pain, it was awful.

Source: Our Day Season 2

But I think they're dull, aren't they?

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

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