numb Sentence Examples

  1. The freezing water numbed my fingers to the bone.
  2. After the car accident, my body felt numb from head to toe.
  3. The anesthetic numbed the area around the incision, eliminating any discomfort.
  4. The shock of the news left me numb and speechless.
  5. The medication numbed my pain, but it also made me feel detached and foggy.
  6. I couldn't feel my legs after sitting in the same position for too long, rendering them numb.
  7. The loss of my loved one left me numb with grief and despair.
  8. The monotonous drone of the engine numbed my senses, making me feel drowsy.
  9. The soothing warmth of the bath slowly numbed away my tension and stress.
  10. I watched in horror as the blade descended, but I felt nothing but numbness.

numb Meaning

Wordnet

numb (v)

make numb or insensitive

Wordnet

numb (s)

lacking sensation

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

Webster

numb (a.)

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night.

Webster

numb (v. t.)

To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.

FAQs About the word numb

make numb or insensitive, lacking sensation, (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive, so frightened as to be unable to move; s

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The freezing water numbed my fingers to the bone.

After the car accident, my body felt numb from head to toe.

The anesthetic numbed the area around the incision, eliminating any discomfort.

The shock of the news left me numb and speechless.