numbing

American  

[nuhm-ing] / ˈnʌm ɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing numbness or insensibility; stupefying.

   the numbing effects of grief; a story repeated with numbing regularity.

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Other Word Forms

• numbingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of numbing

First recorded in 1625–35; numb + -ing ²

Example Sentences

But this awful situation also highlights TV’s ability to unite its otherwise fractured audience, despite years of scripted and unscripted content numbing us to the worst acts people commit against one another.

From Salon

When supplied in large quantities, they can have a numbing effect.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the name, these aren’t peppers at all but members of the citrus family that trigger a numbing, tingling sensation on the tongue.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is unfortunate, and not just because it affects the viewing experience, which is as numbing as a winter at Fort Ticonderoga.

From The Wall Street Journal

But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.

From Salon

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