"dullen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌlən/ Forms: dullens [present, singular, third-person], dullening [participle, present], dullened [participle, past], dullened [past]
Rhymes: -ʌlən Etymology: From dull + -en. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dull|en|id2=inchoative}} dull + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} dullen (third-person singular simple present dullens, present participle dullening, simple past and past participle dullened)
  1. (transitive, nonstandard) To make dull or duller; to dull. Tags: nonstandard, transitive
    Sense id: en-dullen-en-verb-kH5WYu1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50
  2. (intransitive, nonstandard) To become dull or duller; to dull. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-dullen-en-verb-1afAnITk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dull [verb]

Inflected forms

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