numb
adjective
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.
half-numb
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a word derived from
numb.
Example Sentences
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After walking half-numb up the Husky Stadium tunnel, the 6-foot-2, 238-pound linebacker made an instantaneous decision — while waiting for a UW doctor to confirm what he already knew.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
At times, the battered field — from Thursday to Monday there were more than 82 rounds with a score of 75 or higher — appeared to be in a half-numb daze.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
I ate it on a bitter late-winter night, as the wind off the sidewalk found my coat’s every weakness and my fingers went half-numb.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2015
The stump of his amputated arm throbbed, or more precisely it was as if the arm were there again but half-numb, a phantom limb.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
I was more than half-numb with cold by the time we landed at the quay, opposite the Sark office.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
