become dull
Frequency: 6.78.9 per million words
Indicates a process of change, resulting in a state of being uninteresting.
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- After years of the same routine, his work had become dull.
- The chef's favorite knife started to become dull after months of constant use.
- The vibrant red paint on the fence will eventually become dull from sun exposure.
- Without new topics to discuss, the conversation quickly became dull.
- She feared her life would become dull if she never left her small hometown.
- If you don't continually learn, your mind can become dull.
- The shiny surface of the silver has become dull and needs polishing.
- As the evening wore on, the party started to become dull.
- His senses of taste and smell seemed to become dull as he got older.
- The sharp pain in his leg eventually became dull, a constant, low-level ache.