benumb
verb (used with object)
to make numb; deprive of sensation.
had been benumbing
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past perfect progressiveof benumb.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The revelation had been benumbing in its unexpectedness, and as she leaned against the book-case, an immense pity enveloped her, and she forgot her sorrow and herself.
From Eden An Episode by Edgar Saltus
