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单词 dulling
释义

dullingn.

/ˈdʌlɪŋ/
Etymology: < dull v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of dull v.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [noun] > dulling the senses
dulling1581
obtusion1605
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] > action of dimming
dimminga1400
effuscation1624
dulling1894
1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 33 The dulling of the childe, & discouraging of the maister.
1684 R. Baxter Acct. Twelve Arguments 24 in Catholick Communion Defended The dulling of Affection in hearing still the same words.
1894 Athenæum 24 Nov. 719/2 A general dulling of the field [of the telescope].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

dullingadj.

Etymology: < dull v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdulling.
That dulls: see the verb.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > dulling
narcotic1526
narcotical1587
dulling1592
obtunding1645
narcotizing1846
obtundent1891
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > making or becoming dim
dimming1734
bedimming1810
dimmening1828
dulling1849
1592 L. Andrewes Wonderfull Combate i. f. 10 So hath his temptation a dulling force to the Diuell.
1696 T. Tryon Misc. ii. 42 Strong Drinks..send dark and dulling fumes into the Head.
1822 C. Lamb Let. 20 Mar. (1935) II. 319 I have a dulling cold.
1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 18 The dulling clouds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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