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Uncommondumb
The correct spelling is dumb.
How to pronounce dumb
/dʌm/
adjectiveIPA: /dʌm/
Say it like: Dum-b
The correct spelling is dumb. Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind"). For example: "His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."
Usage Examples
“His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.”
“dumb show”
“You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
- 2.Silent; unaccompanied by words.
- 3.(especially of a person) Extremely stupid.
- 4.Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
- 5.Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.
verb
- 1.To silence.
- 2.To make stupid.
- 3.To represent as stupid.
- 4.To reduce the intellectual demands of.
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