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Definition: Dulled |
DulledAdjective1. Having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond". 2. Made dull or blunt. 3. Deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "grayed with the dust of the road". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dulled" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: DulledSynonyms: benumbed (adj), blunted (adj), grayed (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Dulled |
| English words defined with "dulled": dull ♦ grayed ♦ Hebetation ♦ jaded ♦ Obtusion ♦ powdery. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dulled": button cutter, BUTTON-CUTTING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ Cambalo's Ring, channeling-machine operator, CHANNELING-MACHINE RUNNER ♦ diamond life ♦ footage per bit ♦ HEAD-SAW OPERATOR, INSULATION BOARD ♦ obtundation ♦ shell-trim tool setter ♦ tool nipper, TRIM-MACHINE ADJUSTER ♦ used bit. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The high hum of the motor dulled and the song of the tires dropped in pitch. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Dulled" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 52.63% of the time. "Dulled" is used about 76 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 52.63% | 40 | 54,274 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 26.32% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 19.74% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.32% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 76 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "dulled": become dulled ♦ dimmed dulled grayed. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "dulled": time-dulled, war-dulled. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dulled"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | ethvert skrammet,ikke-poleret eller udboejet underlagsbord skal udskiftes med et bord i god tilstand (all scratched, dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | elk bekrast,ongepolijst of ingekerfd steunblok moet worden vervangen door een in goede staat verkerend steunblok (all scratched, dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | turtua (be dulled, become apathetic, become numb). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | toute enclume rayée,dépolie ou indentée doit être remplacée par une enclume en bon état (dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | trübte (tarnished). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | l'incudine che si presenti non convenientemente levigata,con rigature o incisioni dev'essere sostituita da un'altra in buono stato (all scratched, dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ulledday todas as bigornas riscadas,mal polidas ou sem dentes deverão ser substituídas por bigornas em bom estado (all scratched, dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) todo yunque rayado,rugoso o dentado debe sustituirse por un yunque en buen estado (all scratched, dulled or dented anvils should be replaced by an anvil in good condition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "dulled": undulled. (additional references) | |
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"Dulled" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dalled, dollea, dollei, dubled, duelled, dulcedo, duld, dule, Duleek, dulep, dulle, Dullea, dulles, dylle, nulled, tulled. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dulled" (pronounced du"ld) |
| 3 | -u" l d | culled, hulled, lulled, mulled. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-l-l-u" | |
-2 letters: dell, dude, duel, dull, leud, lude. | |
-3 letters: del, dud, due, eld, ell, led, leu. | |
-4 letters: de, ed, el. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-l-l-u" | |
+1 letter: alluded, duelled. | |
+2 letters: colluded, undulled. | |
+3 letters: bulldozed, cudgelled, undrilled. | |
+4 letters: bulldogged, bullheaded, dreadfully, medullated, outduelled, secludedly. | |
+5 letters: becudgelled, disannulled, multibladed, uncloudedly. | |
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