Definitions for numbing
ˈnʌm ɪŋnumb·ing

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1. numbingadjective

   causing numbness or insensitivity

   "the numbing effect of grief"

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1. numbing

   Numbing refers to the process of losing or reducing the ability to feel physical sensation, often in a specific part of the body. It can be due to factors like cold, injury, or administration of an anesthetic. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a state of being emotionally desensitized or unable to feel emotions typically due to repeated exposure or extreme shock or distress.

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1. Numbing

   of Numb

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of numbing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of numbing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of numbing in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   We (Republicans) also ought to be for replacing it with something that costs less, that adheres to our values, that provides portability, that eliminates the employer mandate, the employee mandate, all of this mind-numbing subsidies that are totally wacky, shifts power back to states.

2. Devin Kimble:

   The place where [the beer] is most different is that the beer has about 10% carbonation. That's to push the aroma and counteract the numbing of the senses you get inflight. This makes the beer livelier on the tongue.

3. Jk Rowling:

   Sirius: It's cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily, and you so little. But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us. Dumbledore:Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. Ginny:“The thing about growing up with Fred and George [...] is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.”

4. South Korean President Park Geun-hye:

   We are cooperating closely with the United States and allies to come up with effective sanctions that will make North Korea feel bone-numbing pain, not only at the Security Council but also bilaterally and multilaterally.

5. Sister Patricia Siemen:

   We spent nine months keeping the coronavirus at bay. Right before Christmas, it slipped in, it's numbing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numbing