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dumbing

verb
SayDUM-ing/ˈdʌmɪŋ/

1 meaning of dumbing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of dumb. Use this -ing form for an action that is happening now or keeps going on.

    Teachers worried that dumbing down the lessons would bore the brightest kids.

    The studio kept dumbing down its movies to pull in bigger crowds.

    Note

dumbing 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 → dumbing: add -ing

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