numb
adjective
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.
is numbing
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present progressiveof numb (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But untethered to meaning, the effect of all this over-emoting is numbing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
In the main, watching the eight-episode limited series is numbing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
The thought of her family now being in danger is "numbing".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2021
It is numbing and paralyzing and it feeds on itself.
From Slate ● May 27, 2020
The economic disparity between the aspirants and the current members is numbing.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
