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Dull

Dull meaning

Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. | Boring; not exciting or interesting. | Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

Example sentences (20)

If the population is so dull that it confuses God’s annointment with their own dull choices of leaders, then may that population deserves buying mealie-meal now at K120.

Dull tools are actually more dangerous than sharp ones; excessive force used on a dull edge can lead to slips and injury.

Dylan, pronounced ˈ (Dull-an) in Welsh, caused his mother to worry he might be teased as the "dull one".

The result: A lot of dull performances in dull pictures".

A candle here or there usually helps with transforming a dull room into a cosy little space that can lift a mood.

An example of this is the depiction of Kansas as a dull and gloomy place, only to be swept away into “Munchkin Land” with vibrant hues demonstrating a happy place.

As its title suggests, the Netflix series delves deep into a rabbit hole of mysteries, survival games, and plot twists in its first two seasons that never leave a dull moment for viewers.

At 7.50am, "amidst death-like silence, the dull, ominous sound of the deathbell was heard", they headed a grim procession which trudged out of the pinioning room to the gallows, with priests reading prayers to them as they walked.

Coffee can boost circulation to make your skin glow - particularly good in the darker months when the combination of central heating and cold weather can make our complexions feel dull and sluggish.

Consequently, he comes across as dull.

Dellmarie Dullknife Bradfield — whose great-grandfather, Chief Dull Knife, once led the Cheyenne tribe — learned Lakota before she spoke English.

Do not forget that within a few hours after the start of the game, your brain will get tired, and your attention will dull, which means that it will be more and more difficult to make a winning bet.

Dr Mark McCarthy said: “March 2023 will be remembered for being a dull and wet month, especially for those in the south of the UK.

Each mission is set up with a briefing that moves a somewhat dull sci-fi narrative about a dangerous element called Coral that can be harnessed as a weapon of mass destruction.

Even bad entries sometimes look nice, but a dull color palette and boring soundtrack keep this Black Knight from triumphing.

Friday is also expected to be a wet and dull day, with patchy rain and drizzle for the eastern coasts and showers in the south.

Furthermore, the plot lines that run through the whole first season of “Velma” are rather dull and lack the poignant mystery writing that kept “Scooby-Doo” relevant for over 50 years on television.

Harrowingly dull, Daddy’s sermons ambitiously tried to imitate the cadence and pattern of great preachers, but he would lapse into a droning voice halfway through.

He did nothing to dull their interest, as he offered to help the FBI find the real killer, granted lengthy interviews to law enforcement and built a website taunting investigators.

However, there's a fundamental difference between ' dull retread of a far superior movie, and 's recalibrating of the universe.