🇬🇧 Dull meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Dull means something is boring, plain, or not very interesting, like when nothing exciting is happening and you feel like yawning. It can also mean not bright or shiny, like a gray, cloudy sky, or not sharp, like a pencil that can’t write well anymore.

My pencil was so dull it didn’t write; it just politely smudged the paper.

The robot’s voice was so dull that even the alarm clock fell back to sleep.

The movie villain gave such a dull speech that the hero beat him by walking away out of boredom.

The music was so dull that my feet refused to dance.

The lecture about rocks was dull until the teacher casually mentioned that some rocks come from outer space, which is not dull at all because that means you can technically hold a tiny piece of space in your hand.

A boy sits in a dull room. The dull wall, a dull toy car, and a grey cake make him sad. He takes paint and paints the dull car bright red and blue. The wall gets color. He smiles and is happy. The room is not dull now. Now it feels warm.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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