numb
adjective
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.
numbs
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present tense formof numb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Relationships falter because videogames get in the way, and life dissolves into a virtual reality that numbs the pain meant to drive our growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Mr Blake told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime show he was "totally unaware" he had been bitten as the spider numbs its prey before laying its eggs.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
The native of Puebla, Mexico, suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, which sometimes numbs the joints in his hands, making it difficult to work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Director Peyton Reed’s effort often numbs and overwhelms with too-flashy effects, an abundance of characters and head-shaking, multi-army battles that will require frame-by-frame analysis to ever possibly appreciate the visual complexities.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
"Anything stronger than Belle-rose numbs the blood, Your Highness. The arcana will not work."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
