dumbs

present tense third-person singular of dumb
as in quiets
to stop the noise or speech of the terrible news dumbed her for a long moment, and then she burst into tears

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Verb
  • Thursday's layoffs data showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week noise, fell by 2,500 to 222,000.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Nourishing your body quiets your mind and eases fear.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus.
    Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • Using a vegetable peeler, shave a modest amount of Parmesan onto a plate (a mound of grated Parmesan may look impressive, but all that clumpy cheese mutes the dressing).
    Sue Li, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2026
  • Canned water chestnuts are blanched before packing, which mutes their flavor slightly but preserves their crispness.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shame shrinks us and silences our stories.
    Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • An immersive spa day, from signature massages to holistic sessions, silences the noise.
    Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Choose a soothing activity, maybe watercolor, music, cooking, or a quiet walk, and give it your full attention so your spirit settles.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • Merchants pay interchange on card payments and hold working balances that earn them nothing, and a coin that settles instantly, costs less to accept and, under Open USD’s model, pays them the yield on their balances answers both at once.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • And stills the curiosity, communication, and debate on which any self-aware democracy depends.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Dumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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