: tending or serving to make numb or spiritless
losing by a numbing margin
a numbing lecture
numbingly
adverb
Examples of numbing in a Sentence
an utterly numbing class in statistics
the numbing air of that wintry morning
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Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
Some critics and documentary filmmakers say that mandate is reductive and numbing.
—Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine’s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as málà.
—Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon Appétit, 29 Sep. 2021
Come winter, wide open spaces in Iowa are more numbing than even a hardy Minnesotan wants to experience.
—Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
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Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
Some critics and documentary filmmakers say that mandate is reductive and numbing.
—Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine’s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as málà.
—Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon Appétit, 29 Sep. 2021
Come winter, wide open spaces in Iowa are more numbing than even a hardy Minnesotan wants to experience.
—Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
See All Example Sentences for numbing
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“Numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numbing. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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