dumbing

Definition of dumbing in English English dictionary: present participle of dumb
dumbing down: Present participle of dumb down
dumb: To reduce the intellectual demands of
The ensuing storm caused the department to lower the bar—amid protests that this was dumbing the test down—so that only 80 percent of urban kids would fail.
dumb: Of or pertaining to something, especially a person, that is extremely stupid
You are so dumb because you don't even know how to make toast!.
dumb: Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value
Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.
dumb: {a} unable to speak, speechless, silent, mute
dumb: lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"
dumb: {f} cause to be dumb; make someone speechless
dumb: ADJECTIVE: (Offensive) A synonym for mute, or unable to speak, now considered offensive In its nineteenth-century usage, it did not reflect anything about mental or intellectual abilities An example of its continuing use is the expression "dumb struck "
dumb: Describing something, especially a person, that is extremely stupid
dumb: implying the lack of a programmed in intelligence
dumb: disapproval If you say that something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying. I came up with this dumb idea = stupid. dumb down to present news or information in a simple and attractive way without many details so that everyone can understand it - used to show disapproval
dumb: Not revealing flavor or aroma; closed; typical of wines that are too young or too cold
dumb: from natural infirmity (Ex 4: 11); not knowing what to say (Prov 31: 8); unwillingness to speak (Ps 39: 9; Lev 10: 3) Christ repeatedly restored the dumb (Matt 9: 32, 33; Luke 11: 14; Matt 12: 22) to the use of speech
dumb: To silence
dumb: Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color
dumb: Describing something unintellectual
dumb: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals" Insensible; unfeeling
dumb: Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show
dumb: To make stupid
dumb: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"
dumb: {i} mute person, someone who is unable to speak; people who are unable to speak
dumb: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
dumb: Pointless, or serving to create more problems than it solves
dumb: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
dumb: Describes a phase that young wines undergo when their flavors and aromas are undeveloped A synonym of CLOSED The cause and lthe duration of this phase is a subject of great controversy, and one which seemingly lacks scientific explanation
dumb: disapproval If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish. The questions were set up to make her look dumb
dumb: If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. We were all struck dumb for a minute. = speechless + dumbly dumb·ly I shook my head dumbly, not believing him
dumb: Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. a young deaf and dumb man. = mute
dumb: {s} mute, unable to speak; temporarily unable to speak, speechless; stupid, slow
dumb: Describes a phase young wines undergo when their flavors and aromas are undeveloped A synonym of closed
dumb: Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
dumb: Characteristic description of a young wine with yet-to-develop aromas and flavours A synonym for "closed-in" Named so because it seems "unable to speak"
dumb: To represent as stupid
dumb: Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt
dumb: Insensible; unfeeling
dumb: Unable to speak; lacking power of speech
dumb: To put to silence
dumb: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"
dumb: A device that has no processing power in its own right (such as a 'dumb' terminal connected to a mainframe system)
dumb: Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert
dumb: Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes
dumb: Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day