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    numb

    numb - Dictionary definition and meaning for word numb

    Definition
    (verb) make numb or insensitive
    Synonyms : benumb , blunt , dull
    Example Sentence
    • The shock numbed her senses
    Definition
    (adj) lacking sensation
    Synonyms : asleep , benumbed
    Example Sentence
    • my foot is asleep
    • numb with cold
    Definition
    (adj) (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
    Synonyms : dead
    Example Sentence
    • passersby were dead to our plea for help
    • numb to the cries for mercy
    Definition
    (adj) so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
    Example Sentence
    • too numb with fear to move
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for numb

numb sounds like dumb..means inactive..so as to numb means senseless


Word used in video below:
text: I think it's numb.
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