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Meanings of numb in anglès
Sinònims
Examples for "asleep"
Examples for "asleep"
1
All the men in it were asleep; but the king was gone.
2
There were five of them; the sixth was asleep in the cradle.
3
Henrik fell asleep in his bed, if I understand the situation rightly.
4
Budget 2016: is George Osborne asleep at the wheel of UK's economy?
5
He didn't want to come home and find her asleep or working.
1
It benumbed him for a second; then he laughed with jeering bitterness.
2
The icy water so benumbed us we could scarcely control our limbs.
3
They were benumbed by the cold and suffering from hunger and exposure.
4
Desnoyers was still huddled in his seat, benumbed and with closed eyes.
5
But no; she sat there as if lifeless, seemingly benumbed with astonishment.
(Followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.
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Usage of numb in anglès
1
By late afternoon, various family members said they felt numb with emotion.
2
This stuff will numb you up real good whatever your problem is.
3
It broke across Mitch's numb tiredness like a sea of ice water.
4
My body still felt numb and distant, but my vision was clear.
5
She still felt singularly numb toward the world and life in general.
6
Shock was beginning to set in, the words sounding numb and emotionless.
7
One hand was far more sensitive than usual, the other almost numb.
8
Byren nodded, and let himself slip into a state of numb exhaustion.
9
The areas affected become pale or redden and feel numb or tingle.
10
Your right arm is numb from being on it for so long.
11
Her numb body was sliding across flagstones now, out of the house.
12
Me, I'd just as soon stay a little bit numb, he said.
13
Laurence refused a glass of wine, too numb to think of refreshment.
14
They'll stand there, numb, unable to speak and break down in tears.
15
My body is mostly numb, but I'm beginning to feel prickly sensations.
16
It would be too easy to use liquor to numb the pain.
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Numb through the time
Numb across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
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