dulled
duhld
- v make dull in appearance
Age had dulled the surface - v become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
the varnished table top dulled with time - v deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- v make numb or insensitive
- v make dull or blunt
- v become less interesting or attractive
- v make less lively or vigorous
Middle age dulled her appetite for travel - s having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
the mind of the audience is becoming dulled - s made dull or blunt
- s deprived of color
colors dulled by too much sun
- He is the Shavian Life Force poured into a long, lean, fierce-mustached Greek whose 65 years in the Mediterranean sun have neither dimmed his hawk eyes nor dulled his pagan .
- But when American utilities and other major emitters are simply given free permits to emit greenhouse gases, the effect of the carbon cap is dulled.
- Good; edges were sharp but skin tones lacked warmth; colors looked more natural in some cases, a bit dulled in others: Our calendar was easy to make and turned out beautifully.