Definition of Dumb

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Definition of Dumb

Dumb

Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show.

Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color.

To put to silence.

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Dumb Quotations

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
Barack Obama

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.
Mark Twain

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?
Kahlil Gibran

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington

Too clever is dumb.
Ogden Nash

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
George S. Patton

Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.
Ann Coulter

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.
Dolly Parton

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.
Joan Rivers

Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys.
Andy Rooney

Dumb Translations

dumb in Danish is stum
dumb in Dutch is stom, sprakeloos
dumb in French is muet
dumb in German is stumm
dumb in Latin is stolidus
dumb in Norwegian is stum
dumb in Swedish is stum, dum

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