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What (who) is Numb - definition
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Numb (song); NUMB; Numb (disambiguation); Numb (album); Numb (film)
numb
¦ adjective deprived of the power of sensation.
¦ verb make numb.
Derivatives
numbly adverb
numbness noun
Origin
ME nome(n), past participle of obs. nim 'take'.
numb
I. a.
Torpid, benumbed, paralyzed, deadened, insensible.
II. v. a.
Benumb, stupefy, deaden, make torpid.
Numb
·adj Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night.
II. Numb ·adj Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.
Examples of use of Numb
1. It just leaves you numb," said hearse driver Jakel Marshall.
2. People are wandering about numb, in a state of shock.
3. If a swimmer‘s fingers go numb, they should get out.
4. "Everybody‘s kind of a little bit numb," said Rep.
5. She sat numb, eyes closing, opening to each of us.