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Meanings of numb in английском

каталонский
adormir
испанский
adormecer

Make numb or insensitive.

adormir

Lacking sensation.

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(Followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.

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Petrified.

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Examples for "petrified"
1
Everything on the ice happened so quickly; we were all completely petrified.
Somewhere inside
2
He looked petrified when I asked him to raise his right hand.
Forgiving ararat
3
Poor little Betty stood in the middle of the lane, quite petrified.
Odd
4
And she bounded and skipped before the eyes of the petrified spinsters.
Marriage
5
The commission took positions, and the positions became increasingly petrified and rigid.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
Usage of numb in английском
1
By late afternoon, various family members said they felt numb with emotion.
The Guardian
2
This stuff will numb you up real good whatever your problem is.
Pasta Imperfect
3
It broke across Mitch's numb tiredness like a sea of ice water.
Big city girl
4
My body still felt numb and distant, but my vision was clear.
Burnt Offerings
5
She still felt singularly numb toward the world and life in general.
In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date
6
Shock was beginning to set in, the words sounding numb and emotionless.
The undertaker's gift
7
One hand was far more sensitive than usual, the other almost numb.
Blood music
8
Byren nodded, and let himself slip into a state of numb exhaustion.
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
9
The areas affected become pale or redden and feel numb or tingle.
The Irish Times
10
Your right arm is numb from being on it for so long.
Deadfall
11
Her numb body was sliding across flagstones now, out of the house.
The last page
12
Me, I'd just as soon stay a little bit numb, he said.
Labor Day
13
Laurence refused a glass of wine, too numb to think of refreshment.
Empire of Ivory
14
They'll stand there, numb, unable to speak and break down in tears.
The Guardian
15
My body is mostly numb, but I'm beginning to feel prickly sensations.
The Menstruating Mall
16
It would be too easy to use liquor to numb the pain.
Patrick's destiny
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Translations for numb
каталонский
adormir
испанский
adormecer
Numb through the time
Numb across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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