Betekenis van dull In het Nederlands

• 0 not interesting or exciting in any way:

  • She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.

  • He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.

• 1 not clear, bright, or shiny:

  • We could just see a dull glow given off by the fire's last embers.

  • UK The first day of our holiday was dull (= cloudy).

• 2 A dull sound or pain is not sharp or clear:

  • I heard a dull thud from the kitchen and realized she must have fainted.

  • The dull rumble of traffic woke her.

  • She felt a dull ache at the back of her head.

• 3 to make something less severe:

  • Homeless children sniff glue to dull their hunger pains.

• 4 not interesting or exciting; boring:

  • Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine.

  • The lecture was dry, dull, and full of statistics.

• 5 not clear, bright, or shiny:

  • The day started off dull and overcast with a threat of showers.

• 6 (esp. of sound or pain) not sharp or clear:

  • a dull knife

  • I heard a dull thud from the kitchen.

  • She felt a dull ache at the back of her head.

• 7 to make something less sharp or clear:

  • Lack of sleep will dull your reflexes.

• 8 used to describe a situation in which business activity is slow:

  • Trading was dull as investors were sidelined because of a lack of good news.

  • The earnings outlook is dull.