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Meaning of 'dumb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dumb [ a.]
- Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.
- Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show.
- Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color.
2 . Dumb [ v. t.]
- To put to silence.

Meaning of 'dumb' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dumb [ s]
Meaning (1):
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Example in sentence:
  • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick;
  • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions;
  • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse;
  • never met anyone quite so dim;
  • so dense he never understands anything I say to him;
  • worked with the slow students
Meaning (2):
- lacking the power of human speech
Example in sentence:
  • dumb animals
Meaning (3):
- temporarily incapable of speaking
Example in sentence:
  • speechless with shock;
  • struck dumb

Nearby Words:

dumal dumb-bell dumb-waiter dumbledor dumbly dumbness dumetose dumfound dumfounded dumfounder

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