But the third, and most pernicious, level of dumbness is its pro-cyclical neo-Hooverite nature. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Mike Pence Calls for Massive Anti-Stimulus] Reference
The dumbness might be the result of a defective structure of the mouth, or of the tongue, or. From Wordnik.com. [On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals] Reference
Their dumbness is kinda hot!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Judge strikes down Arkansas law banning same-sex couples from adopting.] Reference
The source of his reputed "dumbness" is, I think, the way he talks. From Wordnik.com. [Does Tommy Thompson have a chance?] Reference
And you can see this kind of dumbness coming through in this floor speech calling for a “spending freeze”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Mike Pence Calls for Massive Anti-Stimulus] Reference
End of term dumbness kicking in!. From Wordnik.com. [Pleasantville Slideshow « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference
MAHER: They lead the region in dumbness, yes, they do. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2004] Reference
Is there no law against dumbness in national magazines?. From Wordnik.com. [Newsweek: Obama's Appalachia Problem Is Real] Reference
DOBBS: I think we can paraphrase, dumbness defined down. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2008] Reference
I learned long ago there's much to be said for dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
That will find us our slumber where dumbness of dreaming. From Wordnik.com. [Upwards, Into the White Eye Rising] Reference
And my lips with mortal dumbness fail the burden to impart. From Wordnik.com. [Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two] Reference
The line between courage and dumbness, however, can be slim. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Schneider: Oprah Backlash in Newsweek] Reference
And my lips, with mortal dumbness, fail the burden to impart. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
It seemed as though they had been smitten with sudden dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Molly says, at length awakening to the fact of her lover's dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Implied dumbness: Lichtenstein's latest works are called "Interiors.". From Wordnik.com. [Lichtenstein On The Line] Reference
And yet this inaction -- this dumbness -- lasted but a very few seconds. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
Deafness prevailed to an alarming extent, dumbness was by no means unknown. From Wordnik.com. [The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore] Reference
Gilbert as treasurer, thereby astounding the objectors to momentary dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
Another triumph of reason and logic against the forces of darkness and dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
For a moment there was silence between them -- a natural silence, and no dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
I am okay, just slightly lost at times, alternating between dumbness and melancholy. From Wordnik.com. [natinski Diary Entry] Reference
Within a week the innovations had reduced him to a condition of disapproving dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
And Tom Travis, in the agony of it, stood, sword in hand, stricken in dumbness and doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
That much dumbness was hard to believe — Luke wanted to make sure he hadn't misunderstood. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
He's been dropping on the dumbness quotient for a while and now appears to be hitting bottom. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards: "Democratic Voters Have Made Their Choice, And So Have I"] Reference
Shin's assistant remembered how the sudden dumbness of the crazy Burman had irked his own soul. From Wordnik.com. [The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery] Reference
Consequently, the customary comic-book reference -- with its implied dumbness -- is just about gone. From Wordnik.com. [Lichtenstein On The Line] Reference
He was not unfitted for burning incense by his dumbness, and it was not proper for him to leave his post. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
He remembered how he had been shocked to dumbness years before when someone in the neighborhood had died. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles] Reference
I went outside and took a walk, did some arm weights, and jumped rope to try and combat the sluggy dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [I'm getting dumberer.] Reference
He knew so well, how many thousands of times had he seen, that same look of questioning, pitiful in its dumbness. From Wordnik.com. [The Imaginary Marriage] Reference
She expects openness and understanding from Gilbert Osmond but instead finds dumbness, deafness, and suffocation. From Wordnik.com. [Lev Raphael: What's So Gay About Marriage? The Literary Record Is Grim] Reference
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