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dullen

/ˈdʌlən/

dullen verb: to make dull or duller; to dull.

Verb

dullen (third-person singular simple present dullens, present participle dullening, simple past and past participle dullened)

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

Synonyms of dullen

Forms of dullen

third-person singular presentdullens
present participledullening
past participledullened
pastdullened

Origin of dullen

From dull + -en.

Words that rhyme with dullen

Questions about dullen

What does dullen mean?
Dullen means to make dull or duller; to dull.
What part of speech is dullen?
Dullen is a verb.
How do you pronounce dullen?
Dullen is pronounced /ˈdʌlən/.
What is the past tense of dullen?
The past tense of dullen is dullened.

Words near dullen in the dictionary

  1. dullards
  2. Dullatur
  3. dullbrained
  4. Dulle
  5. dulled
  6. dullen
  7. dullened
  8. dullening
  9. dullens
  10. duller
  11. dullers

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