dulls

verb, 3rd person present

make or become dull or less intense.
time dulls the memory
Albert's eyes dulled a little

Old English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.

It is a verb.
The singular form of dulls is: dull.
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It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
dulls is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

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dulls synonyms

Meaning make or become less; diminish:

Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:

Meaning make or become less:

Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:

Meaning make less strong or intense:

Meaning make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected:

Meaning weaken or reduce the force of (something):

Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:

Meaning deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of:

Meaning make or become less severe:

Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):

Meaning make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe:

Meaning relieve or ease (pain):

Meaning satisfy (an appetite or desire):

Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:

Meaning make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause:

Meaning make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:

Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:

Meaning cause (a sensation) to be felt less intensely; deaden:

Meaning deprive of physical or emotional feeling:

Meaning make less sensitive:

Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:

Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:

Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:

Meaning administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility:

Meaning calm, dignified, and unhurried:

Meaning (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on:

Meaning affect with or as if with a narcotic drug:

Meaning make (someone or something) numb, paralysed, or lifeless:

Meaning dull the sensitivity of; blunt; deaden:

Meaning gradually grow faint and disappear:

Meaning become pale in one's face from shock or fear:

Meaning cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight:

Meaning remove the colour from:

Meaning make or become less bright or distinct:

Meaning make (a plant) pale through lack of light:

Meaning make or become dark or darker:

Meaning make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising:

Meaning make or become unclear or less distinct:

Meaning cover with a veil:

Meaning keep from being seen; conceal:

Meaning envelop in shadow; cast a shadow over:

Meaning (with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam:

Meaning cause to become dim:

Meaning less high in position:

Meaning compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape:

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):

Meaning forcibly put an end to:

Meaning cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine:

Meaning kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate:

Meaning make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:

dulls antonyms

Meaning become or make more intense:

Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:

Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:

Meaning make or become more light:

Meaning lift or move to a higher position or level:

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