dulled Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make dull in appearance
   dull.
   
   • Age had dulled the surface
2. verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
   dull.
   
   • the varnished table top dulled with time
3. verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   dampen; mute; muffle; damp; tone down; dull.
   
4. verb make numb or insensitive
   benumb; blunt; dull; numb.
   
   • The shock numbed her senses
5. verb make dull or blunt
   blunt; dull.
   
   • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
6. verb become less interesting or attractive
   pall; dull.
   
7. verb make less lively or vigorous
   dull.
   
   • Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
8. adjective satellite having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
   benumbed.
   
   • the mind of the audience is becoming dulled
   • the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond
9. adjective satellite made dull or blunt
   blunted.
   
10. adjective satellite deprived of color
    greyed.
    
    • colors dulled by too much sun
    • greyed with the dust of the road

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