Sentence examples for dull sounds from inspiring English sources

In interviews, Penn makes high, dull sounds — more like a politician than a movie director.

Most of the time you will not be able to hear sharp sounds; however, dull sounds will remain intact.

A dull thudding sound erupts from a stage nearby, breaking any illusion of pastoral tranquillity.

A dull thudding sound erupts from a stage nearby, breaking any illusion of pastoral tranquility.

'Rights' have a dull sound to people who have grown up after they have been won".

When whacked, the watermelon should make a hollow sound, a dull sound means it's underripe.

I can think of no institution that was more hampered by the dull sound of its home than the City Opera.

The spoon made a dull sound scraping the bottom of the pan as the jam began to congeal.

The root is the verb to clunk, "to make a dull sound of metal meeting metal" (differing from clank "to make a sharp metallic sound").

Lacklustre speeches and dead audiences at all the party gatherings have helped to create a consensus among the commentariat that this was an especially hollow and meaningless conference season: a lot of dull sound signifying absolutely nothing at all.

Percussion produces a resonant note when the area over a healthy lung is struck; a dull sound, however, will emanate if the lung contains fluid, as in pneumonia, or when a region over a solid mass such as the heart is tapped.