dulling

1. make dull in appearanceExamples: "Age had dulled the surface"Synonyms: dull

2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightnessExamples: "the varnished table top dulled with time"Synonyms: dull

3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingSynonyms: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down

4. make numb or insensitiveExamples: "The shock numbed her senses"Synonyms: benumb, blunt, dull, numb

5. make dull or bluntExamples: "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"Synonyms: blunt, dullAntonyms: sharpen

6. become less interesting or attractiveSynonyms: dull, pall