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dumpf

Pronunciation: [dʊmpf]

“dumpf” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. dull
  2. hollow, muffled, dead (sound)
  3. vague
  4. musty, stifling (atmosphere)
  5. nagging (pain)

Etymology

Gradation from Middle High German dimpfen (“to smoke, fume”), and related to Dampf (“steam”), see there for more. English dank has been speculated to be related.

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