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dull

[duhl] / dʌl /








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This fealty to a handful of characters would continue throughout his career, but the result is that the whole of his output feels dull in comparison to his individual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The strength and amount of direct sunshine available is always changing with sunnier longer days giving a greater warming potential than cloudy dull ones.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Senses dull and blunt in that special way where it feels like your brain is wearing a weighted vest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Hughes’ script supplies Andie with a fount of vivacious wit and self-assurance, which is what makes watching her dull her shine as the film progresses so confounding.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Practicing the opposite of all that she had been taught, she wove together the most boring, dull, tedious, and uninteresting bits of every speech she knew.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood