: 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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James Speyer, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Gill, one of Turner's attorneys, said the ruling was a numbing disappointment.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Clove water contains compounds with mild numbing and anti-inflammatory effects.
—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
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“Numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numbing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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