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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dulling.]
     1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. ``This . . .
        dulled their swords.'' --Bacon.
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              Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
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     2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
        senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
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              Those [drugs] she has
              Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.
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              Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
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     3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. ``Dulls
        the mirror.'' --Bacon.
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     4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
        make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
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              Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
              continuance.                          --Hooker.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duller; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dulling.]
     1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. ``This . . .
        dulled their swords.'' --Bacon.
  
              Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
  
     2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
        senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
  
              Those [drugs] she has Will stupefy and dull the
              sense a while.                        --Shak.
  
              Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
  
     3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. ``Dulls
        the mirror.'' --Bacon.
  
     4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
        make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
  
              Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
              continuance.                          --Hooker.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en dull nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en dull nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en dull nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dulling
     vb.
     (present participle of en dull nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dulling
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d ull ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dulling /dˈʌlɪŋ/
  التبلّد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  dulling /dˈʌlɪŋ/ 
  otupení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  dulling /dˈʌlɪŋ/ 
  matování