Words with a similar base: deadening

'deadening'
[stultification.n.02] as in: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)



'deadening'
[dampen.v.05] as in: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible


Examples:
muffle the message


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'deadening'
[girdle.v.01] as in: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients


Examples:
girdle the plant


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'deadening'
[deaden.v.03] as in: make vapid or deprive of spirit


Examples:
deadened wine


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'deadening'
[deaden.v.04] as in: lessen the momentum or velocity of


Examples:
deaden a ship's headway


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'deadening'
[deaden.v.05] as in: become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor



'deadening'
[deaden.v.06] as in: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation


Examples:
Terror blunted her feelings
deaden a sound



'deadening'
[deaden.v.07] as in: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil


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'deadening'
[boring.s.01] as in: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


Examples:
a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome



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