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dull

/dʌl/ /dʌl/
  1. 1 (acıyı) hafifletmek, (duyuları, duyguları) köreltmek
  2. 2 (rengi, parlaklığı) soldurmak, donuklaşmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make a pain, a feeling or one of the senses less strong.
  2. To make something less bright or shiny, or to become less bright.

Example Sentences

  1. The tablets dulled the pain but did not stop it.
    Haplar ağrıyı hafifletti ama tamamen geçirmedi.
  2. Too much television can dull a child's imagination.
    Çok fazla televizyon izlemek çocuğun hayal gücünü köreltebilir.
  3. Years of washing had dulled the colours of the curtains.
    Yıllarca yıkanmak perdelerin renklerini soldurmuştu.
  4. Her eyes dulled with tiredness as the evening went on.
    Akşam ilerledikçe gözleri yorgunluktan donuklaştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base dull
/dʌl/
Past dulled
/dʌld/
Participle dulled
/dʌld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddull → dulled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. dulled /dʌld/

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Collocations

dull the paindull the sensesdull someone's appetitedull the edge of somethingcolours dulleyes dull

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