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dulling

 
Verb dull has 7 senses
  1. dull - make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
    --1 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. dull - become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
    --2 is one way to
    change
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
    --3 is one way to soften
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. numb, benumb, blunt, dull - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
    --4 is one way to desensitize, desensitise
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  5. dull, blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
    --5 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: sharpen
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. pall, dull - become less interesting or attractive
    --6 is one way to change
    Derived form: noun dullard2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  7. dull - make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
    --7 is one way to
    weaken
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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