English dictionary
dumb
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
adjective
- lacking the power of human speech
adjective
- temporarily incapable of speaking
adjective
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Example sentences
dumb animals
struck dumb
speechless with shock
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': '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