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Meanings of numb in inglés
(Followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.
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Examples for "petrified"
Examples for "petrified"
1
Everything on the ice happened so quickly; we were all completely petrified.
2
He looked petrified when I asked him to raise his right hand.
3
Poor little Betty stood in the middle of the lane, quite petrified.
4
And she bounded and skipped before the eyes of the petrified spinsters.
5
The commission took positions, and the positions became increasingly petrified and rigid.
Usage of numb in inglés
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 across language varieties
United States of America
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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