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

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numbing

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verb

present participle of numb

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Recent Examples of numbing
Adjective
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
Verb
Your healthcare provider will give you local anesthesia, usually by injecting a numbing medication into the toe. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 20 Mar. 2025 The launch acceleration was brain-numbing. James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for numbing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbing
Adjective
  • This is worlds away from that boring deli chicken sandwich, while still being easy enough to whip up on the busiest of days.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • The contract’s scope of work includes the single bore tunnel, station entrances and exits, the excavation of underground stations and the procurement of a tunnel boring machine.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Land O'Lakes recommends freezing sticks in their original carton.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • Deadly cold front batters South Africa The freezing conditions brought floods and snowfall across the country, killing at least seven people.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Nations are now embedding climate into trade policy, such as the European Union’s carbon tariff that holds imports to EU environmental standards, and linking reducing carbon pollution to industrial policy.
    Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • These chatbots can resolve common employee queries, automate ticket routing and provide 24/7 assistance, reducing dependency on support staff.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • Now in his 80s trips to the islands are more challenging, and maintaining a boat that can make the journey is expensive and tiring.
    Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Stock tip: Migrate to icier territories… Aston Villa 6/1 Last five results: WLWWW A two-goal deficit to overcome in the Champions League quarter-final return leg against Paris Saint-Germain next week likely spells the end of Villa’s European aspirations.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The relationship between Ye and Cole has been icy for some time.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Strategic commenting can lead to five-figure contracts without cold pitching.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • First, a quick refresher on freezing: The super cold temp—freezers should be set to zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower—stalls the growth of bacteria and other organisms.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The tires also contain a sound-deadening foam that contributes to the Optiq’s quiet cabin.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Here was an invention no one had asked for, that promised to upend perfectly good industries while further deadening the American intellect and locking in place the political biases of post-Covid Biden-crats.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The music is, for the most part, quiet and slow, often hovering at the edge of silence.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Juicy, tender ribs are hard to beat, and cooking them low and slow is the key to achieving that irresistible fall-off-the-bone texture and deep, savory flavor.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 June 2025

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“Numbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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