![]() ![]() There were dull thuds from the cargo hold.Another dull thud behind his left knee.Almost immediately there was a dull thud as it fell on the floor.The gates shut behind him with a dull thud and the sound of the wind died away.It wasn't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep.It starts as a dull ache that gradually evolves into a severe throbbing pain, centering in the frontal and temporal regions.It seemed that here, there was never any spring, only wind and rain and the dull ache of loss.Sleep away the tiredness and the dull ache inside his head, that was the thing to do.They felt nothing but a dull ache in their backs.The pain in her lower back subsided leaving a dull ache.I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.To return to the example of the deadly dull meeting.He's a deadly dull little man as far as I can see.Life in a small village could be deadly dull, and Henry had been absolutely charming when he chose to be.Suppose, for example, you regularly attend a weekly meeting which tends to be deadly dull.Any animal species that happens to be superficially dull will be ignored, perhaps even maltreated.They chose a red clay pot decorated with patterns in dull white paint.This kind of mindless work can become very dull very quickly.His head hit the floor with a dull thud.It will be dry but dull this morning, with the possibility of showers later in the day.A clean site that people can find their way around easily will always beat one that's complicated, dull or fussy.A dull opening Wednesday on Wall Street kept stock prices at low levels.I hate all ordinary dull little people who aren't ashamed of being dull and little. ![]() When a plant changes color from bright green to dull gray-green, it needs water.I'm afraid I must seem very dull compared with all those interesting people you meet.We are not employed just for work - dull, boring, monotonous work.And their dull appearance is often accompanied by teaching methods that consist mostly of scribbling graphs on a blackboard.Without the light from the screen, the condo room seems as dull and impersonal as a room in a Holiday Inn.We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.Our neighbours are OK, I suppose, but they're so dull!.dullness noun Examples from the Corpus dull 8 trade BFS if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling OPP brisk - dully adverb ‘Well Michael?’ he said dully. 6 knife/blade TZ SHARP not sharp SYN blunt 7 not intelligent STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily SYN stupid If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought. 5 sound C not clear or loud The gates shut with a dull thud. a dull sky 4 pain MI PAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop OPP sharp a dull ache in her lower back The pain was dull but persistent. the dull afternoon light 3 weather DN not bright and with lots of clouds Outside the weather was hazy and dull. Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them. ► see thesaurus at boring Register In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than dull: a long, boring film 2 colour/light CC BRIGHT not bright or shiny The bird is dull brown and gray in colour. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it’s always interesting or exciting ). The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (=very dull ). a dull movie It sounded pretty dull to me. ○ S3 adjective ( comparative duller, superlative dullest ) 1 boring BORING not interesting or exciting Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dull dull 1 / dʌl /
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