dumbs

verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbs
  1. quiets
  2. shushes
  3. mutes
  4. silences
  5. hushes
  6. settles
  7. stills
Verb
  • One of the chiefs, Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe (also known as Governor Joe), quiets him.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of quiets
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
Definition of shushes
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
Definition of mutes
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
Definition of silences
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
Definition of hushes
Verb
  • The alum attaches itself to pollutants, including algae, and creates a snowlike mixture that settles to the bottom of the facility’s pond.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • While much of the album settles into the moody R&B Syd does so well, Beard also plays with Afropop, bossa nova, and ’80s synth-pop.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Definition of settles
Verb
  • And stills the curiosity, communication, and debate on which any self-aware democracy depends.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of stills
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“Dumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbs. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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