adjective
- causing loss of physical sensation or feeling
- causing emotional insensitivity or mental dullness
verb
- present participle of numb; making unable to feel or think clearly
Examples
- The numbing cold made her fingers stiff and clumsy.
- He applied a numbing cream before the injection.
- The repetitive work had a numbing effect on his creativity.
- She felt a numbing sadness after hearing the news.
- The medication is numbing the pain in his back.
- Hours of television were numbing his mind.
- The numbing routine of daily life left her feeling empty.