- present participle of numb.
numbing
Example Sentences
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But such incidents have become increasingly commonplace to the point of numbing us.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Merely a gray leather couch, of a depressing aspect that almost announces a withdrawal from life and surrender to the numbing effects of long days and nights of television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
"Is it, in fact, unhealthy and desensitising and numbing to feel joy when we're surrounded by so much suffering?" he asks.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
I spend half an hour reading through work emails so mind- numbing that they dull even the pain of jealousy, then I shut down the laptop and put it away.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
