Explore Dumbing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dumbing in a sentence
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Dumbing meaning
present participle and gerund of dumb
Using Dumbing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dumb
- In the example corpus, dumbing often appears in combinations such as: dumbing down, the dumbing.
Context around Dumbing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dumbing
- In this selection, "dumbing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolute, means, progressive and down stand out and add context to how "dumbing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a progressive dumbing down of and argued a dumbing down. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dumbing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dumbing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The dumbing down has begun. (5 words)
It is certainly not, he argued, a “dumbing down”. (9 words)
Its time to start wising up – not dumbing down. (9 words)
As the filming went on, Ellison grew disenchanted with the budget cuts, details that were changed, and what he characterized as a progressive dumbing down of the story. (28 words)
Rather than “dumbing down” science for the public, this is a “smartening up” approach that has been shown to bring people together around a highly divisive topic. (27 words)
Rema went on to say that this dumbing down will make it simpler for others to take the sound and recreate it, even winning Afrobeats awards. (26 words)
Example sentences (12)
Rema went on to say that this dumbing down will make it simpler for others to take the sound and recreate it, even winning Afrobeats awards.
It is only by the absolute dumbing down of the public schooled populace that your mouth is even running.
They epitomize the dumbing down of America; the refusal to deal with nuance; the willingness to cast truth and civility aside.
It is certainly not, he argued, a “dumbing down”.
Its time to start wising up – not dumbing down.
Rather than “dumbing down” science for the public, this is a “smartening up” approach that has been shown to bring people together around a highly divisive topic.
The populace cannot distinguish evidence from opinion when the dumbing down has succeeded.
Walters says that when many people hear this, they think it means dumbing down their work.
I was scared of troubling my friend by “dumbing down” their pace along with mine.
Pivoting to a minigame collection sounds like dumbing down, but for it’s the chance to give the game some much-needed extra structure.
The dumbing down has begun.
As the filming went on, Ellison grew disenchanted with the budget cuts, details that were changed, and what he characterized as a progressive dumbing down of the story.
Common combinations with dumbing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: