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numbing

[nuhm-ing] / ˈnʌm ɪŋ /








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The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

This is unfortunate, and not just because it affects the viewing experience, which is as numbing as a winter at Fort Ticonderoga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"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

These nimble performers gamely rise to the occasion, but the comic adrenaline at this point has a numbing effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

We smile at expressions like these out of relief, because were braced for the numbing cliche that fails to arrive.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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