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- Dictionarynumbing/ˈnʌmɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. depriving one of feeling or responsiveness: "the numbing effect of alcohol"
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to make something or someone feel numb: The extreme cold numbed her face and hands. The children are still numbed by their father's death. Synonyms. blunt. dull. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unable to feel anything. anaesthesia. asleep. benumbed. dead. numbingly. numbly. numbness.
The meaning of NUMBING is tending or serving to make numb or spiritless. How to use numbing in a sentence.
1. : unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia. It was so cold that my fingers went numb. 2. : unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you : indifferent. He stood there numb with fear. numbly. ˈnəm-lē. adverb. numbness noun. 2 of 2. verb.
NUMB definition: 1. If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time: 2. not…. Learn more.
Numbing definition: causing numbness or insensibility; stupefying. See examples of NUMBING used in a sentence.
to make something or someone feel numb: The extreme cold numbed her face and hands. The children are still numbed by their father's death. Synonyms. blunt. dull. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unable to feel anything. anaesthesia. anesthesia. anesthetize. asleep. benumbed. dead. numbingly. numbly. numbness.
1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out. 2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: numb to yet another appeal. tr. & intr.v. numbed, numb·ing, numbs. To make or become numb.
NUMBING definition: causing numbness, esp. in feeling or in mental or emotional response | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
'Numbing' is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to 'numb,' and it describes the action or effect of causing a loss or reduction in physical or emotional sensation, often resulting in a lack of feeling or a dulling effect.
Definition of numbing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
