DULLING Synonyms

• having a broad or rounded end

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• make less intense

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• make less sharp

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

• make numb or insensitive

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• a slight wetness

• slightly wet

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• restrain or discourage

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• lessen in force or effect

• suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

• make moist

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• check; keep in check (a fire)

• lessen in force or effect

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• having high relative density or specific gravity

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• having component parts closely crowded together

• made dim or less bright

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• temporarily incapable of speaking

• lacking the power of human speech

• unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• made of lead

• darkened with overcast

• made heavy or weighted down with weariness

• (of movement) slow and laborious

• lacking lightness or liveliness

• a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy

• a deaf person who is unable to speak

• a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

• expressed without speech

• unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• in a softened tone

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• lacking sensation

• (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

• so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

• make numb or insensitive

• of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees

• (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

• lacking in insight or discernment

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• a sudden numbing dread

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

• become less interesting or attractive

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• cover with a pall

• cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

• cause to become flat

• lose sparkle or bouquet

• lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody