鈍る
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Meanings
- to become blunt, to grow dull
- to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
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Example sentences
If you leave a kitchen knife unused for a long time, its sharpness will become dull.
The feeling in my fingertips had grown dull from the cold.
If you neglect practice, there is a risk that the skills you worked hard to refine will weaken.
It is important to always keep your mind active so that your judgment does not weaken with age.
There were concerns that the negotiating strength of both parties had been remarkably weakened by the exhaustion of prolonged negotiations.
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