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never a dull moment

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Definition of never a dull moment

: never a time when something exciting is not going on : always something exciting happening
  • There's never a dull moment in our house.

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never play

  1. : not ever : at no time

  2. : not in any degree : not under any condition

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dull play

  1. : tedious, uninteresting

  2. : lacking sharpness of edge or point

  3. : not resonant or ringing

  1. : to make dull

  2. : to become dull

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moment play

  1. : a minute portion or point of time : instant

  2. : a comparatively brief period of time

  3. : present time

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