adjective
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
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- the mind of the audience is becoming dulled
- the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond
adjective
made dull or blunt
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adjective
deprived of color
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- colors dulled by too much sun
- greyed with the dust of the road
verb
make dull in appearance
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- Age had dulled the surface
verb
become dull or lusterless in appearance
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- lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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verb
make numb or insensitive
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- The shock numbed her senses
verb
make dull or blunt
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- Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge
verb
become less interesting or attractive
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verb
make less lively or vigorous
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- Middle age dulled her appetite for travel