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Meanings of numbly in English

In a numb manner; without feeling.

Usage of numbly in English
1
He struggled numbly with thoughts that would not be words or pictures.
More Than Human
2
Craig looked at her numbly, but understood instantly what she was asking.
Darkness
3
Langstrom nodded numbly, as Peach reached up and adjusted her combat recorder.
The Departure
4
And they were going up the Nile Friday morning, Arlee remembered numbly.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
5
He waited numbly, expecting the jaws to close, the mauling to begin.
The Reality Dysfunction
6
Dinah gazed wide-eyed at that dazzling arc, wondering numbly, whence it came.
Greatheart
7
I nodded numbly, thinking I'd sooner stick a needle in my eye.
One for the money
8
I watched numbly as the male editors passed with their heads bowed.
NY Magazine
9
She was sitting on the ground, staring numbly at the knife blade.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
10
She strode numbly and quietly down the hall like a reprimanded dog.
The Heiresses
11
She sat there numbly, aware that she didn't really know what she asked.
Lost in translation
12
The Alchemyst and the Sorceress heard Josh numbly repeat the words.
The Necromancer
13
Then he staggered numbly across the yard to the door of the inn.
Barlasch of the Guard
14
He dropped numbly on the divan and laid his head in his hands.
Greenmantle
15
I thought it was Rose McGowan. Emma stood numbly in place.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die
16
Ralph watched numbly as a mummy wearing a peaked police cap shuffled forwards.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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Numbly through the time
Numbly across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common