dull

[US]/dʌl/
[UK]/dʌl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ukosefu wa kung’aa; ukosefu wa maslahi au msisimuko; sio kali; polepole kuelewa; ukosefu wa akili au nguvu; sio mkali.
Word Forms
Superlativedullest
Comparativeduller
Present Participledulling
Past Tensedulled
Third Person Singulardulls
Past Participledulled
Pluraldulls

Example Sentences

a dull thud of hooves.

gumzo la kupoteza mizimu.

the scenery is dull and uninteresting.

mandara ni ya kupoteza na haina mwezo.

dull to the nth degree

ya kupoteza hadi kiwango cha n.

to relieve a dull evening

kuondoa jioni ya kupoteza

be dull with sleepiness

kuwa na usingizi

there was a dull thud as the gun discharged.

kulikuwa na gumzo la kupoteza wakati silaha ilipochajiwa.

your historian is a dull dog.

mwanahistoria wako ni mbwa ya kupoteza.

a screamingly dull daily routine.

rutini ya kila siku ya dull sana.

a kind of dull wooden sound.

aina ya gumzo la kupoteza la mbao.

a dull, saltless life

maisha ya kupoteza, yasiyo na chumvi.

wade through a dull book

kuogelea kupitia kitabu cha cha kupendeza

a dull, cloudy day

siku ya mawingu yenye kung'aa

The play was dull beyond description.

Uchezaji ulikuwa wa kupoteza zaidi ya kueleza.

Real-world Examples

The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull.

Utafuti wa maarifa na ufahamu haukosi burudani.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Choice, in other words, dulls the critical faculties.

Uchaguzi, kwa maneno mengine, huchosha uwezo wa kuchambua kwa makini.

Source: The Economist - Technology

The following day was dull and foggy.

Siku iliyofuata ilikuwa ya mzigo na mawingu.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Kazi yote na hakuna burudani hufanya Jack kuwa mtoto mzembe.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

This they do with a certain dull fidelity.

Hivyo wanafanya kwa uaminifu mzito.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

I'm impersonating my dull as dishwater doppelganger, Elena. She has the worst taste.

Ninajifanya kama nakala yangu ya dishwater, Elena. Anao ladha mbaya zaidi.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

I figured us for an assault or burglary. Boy, they can be the dullest!

Nilikisia kuwa sisi ni shambulio au uvunaji. Huyu, wanaweza kuwa wasumbua zaidi!

Source: Go blank axis version

There was a dull murmur of assent throughout the class.

Kulikuwa na gumzo la utiaani katika darasa lote.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It was this dull, throbbing, excruciating pain, it was awful.

Ilikuwa maumivu haya ya mzito, yenye kuuma, ya chungu, ilikuwa cha taabu.

Source: Our Day Season 2

But I think they're dull, aren't they?

Lakini nadhani wana wasumbua, sivyo?

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

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