numb

[US]/nʌm/
[UK]/nʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking physical sensation or the ability to feel
vt. make insensitive or unresponsive

Phrases & Collocations

feeling numb

numb to pain

numb with grief

numb from cold

numb with fear

completely numb

Example Sentences

a small number of mitochondria

the hexadecimal number system.

a maximum number in a series.

the March number of the magazine

a number of 5 ciphers

fingers numb with cold

an old number of a magazine.

the number of feet in a mile.

an octal number system.

large number of students

an uncountable number of tourists.

a finite number of possibilities

carry a number in addition.

The number 15 is the dividend.

They forgot to number the pages.

the duodecimal number system.

transcendental number theory

Real-world Examples

That is why he must numb himself.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Her little hands were almost numbed with cold.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Numb taste literally means your mouth will go numb.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

Then the cold: arms and legs prickly, and finger numbing.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

They were numb for, like, two days.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

They might feel emotionally or physically numb, or have a weak sense of self.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

Inside his head, all was icy and numb.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

We are immovably numb and sterile.

Source: The school of life

It was spur of the moment. We're numbing the pain of our miserable lives.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

All right, you're not zen. You're numb.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

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