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fordull

fordull verb: to make dull; stupefy.

Verb

fordull (third-person singular simple present fordulls, present participle fordulling, simple past and past participle fordulled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make dull; stupefy.
    • I followed after, fordulled for rudeness, […]1843, Thomas Gray, The Works of Thomas Gray

Forms of fordull

third-person singular presentfordulls
present participlefordulling
past participlefordulled
pastfordulled
alternative formforedull

Origin of fordull

From Middle English fordullen, fordollen, equivalent to for- + dull. Cognate with Middle Low German vordullen.

Questions about fordull

What does fordull mean?
Fordull means to make dull; stupefy.
What part of speech is fordull?
Fordull is a verb.
What is the past tense of fordull?
The past tense of fordull is fordulled.

Words near fordull in the dictionary

  1. fords
  2. Fords Bridge
  3. Fordson
  4. Fordsons
  5. Fordtown
  6. fordull
  7. Fordwich
  8. fordy
  9. Fordyce
  10. Fordyce granule
  11. Fordyce granules

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