reflect dully

Frequency: 3.20.6 per million words

to send back light from a surface in a way that is not bright

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Examples (10)

  • The old brass candlestick reflects the candlelight dully.
  • The tarnished silver tray reflected the room's dim light dully.
  • I saw my own face reflecting dully in the murky water of the pond.
  • The weak winter sun reflected dully off the wet pavement.
  • After years of neglect, the metal surface will only reflect light dully.
  • Through the dusty window pane, the morning light reflected dully.
  • He noticed how the pewter mugs on the shelf reflected the firelight dully.
  • The dark, unpolished marble floor reflected the chandeliers dully.
  • Light from the streetlamp was dully reflected in the puddle.
  • The polished but ancient wood of the table reflected the overhead lamp dully.