Associations to the word «Numbing»
Noun
- Anesthesia
- Aching
- Disbelief
- Finger
- Limb
- Exhaustion
- Shock
- Sensation
- Pain
- Fatigue
- Nerve
- Felt
- Wrist
- Leg
- Horror
- Rubbing
- Cold
- Grip
- Freezing
- Agony
- Ankle
- Grief
- Anguish
- Arm
- Blow
- Forearm
- Chill
- Flesh
- Thigh
- Needle
- Ear
- Elbow
- Lip
- Grasp
- Feel
- Circulation
- Mind
- Foot
- Hand
- Skin
- Muscle
- Shoulder
- Gum
- Misery
- Nose
- Tongue
- Knee
- Despair
- Staring
- Fear
- Emotion
- Throat
- Cheek
- Encore
- Heavy
- Boots
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
NUMB, adjective. Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
NUMB, adjective. Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
NUMB, adjective. Causing numbness.
NUMB, verb. (transitive) To cause to become numb.
Dictionary definition
NUMB, verb. Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses".
NUMB, adjective. Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold".
NUMB, adjective. (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy".
NUMB, adjective. So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.