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Meanings of dulled in inglés

Deprived of color.

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Having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure.

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Made dull or blunt.

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Examples for "blunted"
Examples for "blunted"
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They can protect workers at the risk of blunted incentives to hire.
The Irish Times
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But in the intervening period his moral sense had got largely blunted.
What's Bred in the Bone
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The heavy denim had also blunted the dog's attack on her groin.
In the Dark
4
Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
The Judgment House
5
Its blade would not be blunted: it could deal with its material.
Essays in Literature and History
Usage of dulled in inglés
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Recent price strength has dulled Asian demand, one Hong Kong-based trader said.
Reuters
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Habit has dulled our perception of the absurd anti-climax involved in it.
By the Christmas Fire
3
He grew distantly aware of Dua again, and deliberately dulled the sense.
The Gods Themselves
4
Together, they dulled the ache that had pierced his breast since birth.
Jitterbug Perfume
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The name seemed to catch the dulled ear of the delirious man.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
6
The practice of his wiles has dulled the edge of his feelings.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
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Gwynplaine drank in great draughts of pride, and it dulled his soul.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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He had often been dulled by grief; now he felt cruelly alive.
In the Wilderness
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Years had not broken the strong will or dulled the sharp wit.
Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader
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Those that could, saluted; most simply watched them pass with battle-dulled eyes.
Night of Knives
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Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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The beady eye, the puffed feathers grow sick and dulled with hunger.
The Altar Fire
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Many flint tools must have been dulled to make this, he thought.
The Plains of Passage
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Sounds reached him then, although they were dulled and weary with distance.
Fears Unnamed
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His passion for culture has dulled about as much as his memory.
The Irish Times
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The storming shapes dulled with them, seemed to darken into the murk.
The Metal Monster
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