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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest an utterly numbing class in statistics

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verb

present participle of numb

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While traditional malatang broth is made from bone broth and is spicy and numbing, several places also offer vegetarian broths and non-spicy broths. Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2020 Because watching people die in Alabama’s execution chamber is numbing, over time. John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 5 Mar. 2020 Case and death numbers remain stuck on a numbing, tragic plateau that is tilting only slightly downward. BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2020 But when possible, some plastic surgeons are finding alternatives and using anti-inflammatories, local anesthetics, and numbing medications to attack different pain pathways. Cotton Codinha, Allure, 6 Nov. 2019 See all Example Sentences for numbing 

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“Numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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