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verb · transitive

dullen

dullen · dullens · dullened · dullening

To make dull or dullerTo make dull or duller; to dull.

/ˈdʌlən/

Meaning

2 senses

(nonstandard, transitive)To make dull or duller; to dull.
(intransitive, nonstandard)To become dull or duller; to dull.

Origin

From dull + -en.

From dull + -en.

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Forms

dullens, dullening, dullened, dullened

Base form	dullen · to dullen
3rd person singular	dullens
Present participle	dullening
Past simple	dullened
Past participle	dullened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dullen
he, she, it	dullens

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dullened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dullened
he, she, it	has dullened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dullen

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

dullB1 dullard duly dumbB2

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