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dumbed

SayDUMD/dʌmd/

2 meanings of dumbed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of dumb. Use this form when it already happened.

    The teacher dumbed the lesson down so the younger kids could follow it.

    The show was dumbed down to reach a wider audience.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveliterary
    Made silent and unable to speak.

    Like being so surprised that you cannot find any words at all.

    The dumbed boy pointed at the door instead of calling out.

    Fear left them dumbed for a long moment.

    Similarsilenced, speechless, mute, wordless

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dumbed is a form of dumb

dumb, verb: To make something easier so it needs less thinking. Full entry

Forms
dumbdumbs he/she/itdumbing -ing formdumbed past tense, past participle
Spelling
dumb → dumbed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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