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adjective | verb dulldull1 /dʌl/ ●●○ adjective ETYMOLOGYdull1Origin: Old English dol ► as dull as dishwater The play is as dull as dishwater (=very boring). THESAURUSnot interesting in any way► boringnot interesting in any way: The movie was boring. He’s one of the most boring people I’ve ever met. ► not (very/that/all that) interesting: The book wasn’t all that interesting. ► uninteresting not interesting. Uninteresting is slightly more formal than boring or not interesting: The work is repetitive and uninteresting. ► dull not interesting or exciting: The class was so dull half the students fell asleep. ► tedious boring, and continuing for a long time: Removing the wallpaper was a tedious task. ► monotonous boring and always the same: The album is a monotonous string of simplistic songs. ► humdrum boring, ordinary, and having very little variety: He was dissatisfied with his humdrum job. ► insipid formal not interesting, exciting, or attractive: The show is just old jokes and insipid story lines. 1BORING not interesting or exciting SYN boring OPP interesting: This place gets really dull at times. an extremely dull book The play is as dull as dishwater (=very boring).► see thesaurus at boring2never a dull moment usually humorous used to say that a lot of interesting things are happening or that you are very busy: There’s never a dull moment in our house.3COLOR/LIGHT not bright or shiny OPP bright: The leaves were a dull gray-green. dull lifeless hair4SOUND not clear or loud: His head hit the floor with a dull thud.5PAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop: a dull headache6KNIFE/BLADE not sharp OPP sharp: Here, use this knife – that one’s dull.7NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily: a dull student8TRADE if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling OPP active: dull trading[Origin: Old English dol]—dullness noun [uncountable]—dully adverb adjective | verb dulldull2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEdull |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dull | | he, she, it | dulls | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dulled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dulled | | he, she, it | has dulled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dulled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dull | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dulled |
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| Present | I | am dulling | | he, she, it | is dulling | | you, we, they | are dulling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dulling | | you, we, they | were dulling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dulling | | he, she, it | has been dulling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dulling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dulling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dulling |
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