Word: dulling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nose and throat surgeon, presented an alarming picture of infected sinuses. They may, said he, cause no pain. Painless or painful, the infection from such sinuses drops into the throat, slips into the lungs and stomach, is responsible for many diseases of the chest, asthma, arthritis, various skin abnormalities, dull and irritable wits. In children from 6 to 15, chronic sinusitis often develops, occasionally infects the eyes, brain, skull, lungs...
Encouraged by the hope that over-confidence will dull the edge of the Princeton attack, a vastly underfavored Crimson eleven will tackle the Tiger in his lair at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the 31st meeting between two of America's oldest colleges...
Professor Matthiessen's book on T. S. Eliot deserves great praise. It is wet,--as opposed to dry; general,--as opposed to particular; currently interesting,--as opposed to deadly dull...
These are the facts, dull enough in themselves. They are interesting merely, as a study in technique - the technique of recovery perhaps; more accurately the technique of political science, known familiarly as politics...
...course, no money. Certainly the music makers cannot be asked to pay their own expenses. Nevertheless, the intricate alphabetical evolutions between the halves are a major feature of the afternoon for the average spectator, and to even the most austere enthusiast the prospect of a game without Wintergreen is dull indeed. From the viewpoint of the team, too, the band is definitely an asset. The blare of a brass horn has the heartening effect of a dozen cheers. Enthusiasm next week is expected to be high; Princeton is obviously one of the major opponents of the season and Coach Harlow...