Numb can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.
Adjective |
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| numb - so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move" | ||
| numb - (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" | ||
| numb - lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" | ||
Verb |
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| numb - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | adj. | Too numb with fear to move. | |
| 2. | adj. | Numb to the cries for mercy. | |
| 3. | adj. | Numb with cold. | |
| 4. | adj. | My hands are numb from the cold. | |
| 5. | adj. | The swimmers were numb with cold. | |
| 6. | adj. | My right hand is numb. | |
| 7. | adj. | Your gums will get numb in a few minutes. | |
| 8. | adj. | My hands were numb with cold. | |
| 9. | adj. | My arms went numb. | |
| 10. | adj. | My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano. | |
| 11. | adj. | My left hand is numb. | |
| 12. | adj. | We found the lost hiker numb with cold. | |
| 13. | adj. | This shot will help numb the pain. | |
| 14. | adj. | An ice pack will numb the pain. | |
| 15. | adj. | My fingers are so cold they have gone numb. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| Too numb with fear to move. |
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| Numb to the cries for mercy. |
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| Numb with cold. |
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| My hands are numb from the cold. | |
| The swimmers were numb with cold. | |
| My right hand is numb. | |
| Your gums will get numb in a few minutes. | |
| My hands were numb with cold. | |
| My arms went numb. | |
| My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano. | |
| My left hand is numb. | |
| We found the lost hiker numb with cold. | |
| This shot will help numb the pain. | |
| An ice pack will numb the pain. | |
| My fingers are so cold they have gone numb. | |