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  • present participle of numb.
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numbing

[nuhm-ing] / ˈnʌm ɪŋ /








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We all know the feeling of doom-scrolling, the mindless numbing of the brain.

From BBC May 23, 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

This awful situation highlights TV’s ability to unite its otherwise fractured audience, despite years of scripted and unscripted content numbing us to the worst acts people commit against one another.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2026

A numbing silence followed, and then a riotous din rose from inside his tent.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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