Get to know Numbing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
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Numbing meaning
present participle and gerund of numb
Synonyms of Numbing
Using Numbing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of numb
- Useful related words include: desensitizing, desensitising.
- In the example corpus, numbing often appears in combinations such as: the numbing, mind numbing, of numbing.
Context around Numbing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Numbing
- In this selection, "numbing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mind, slightly, nerve, cream, medication and narcissism stand out and add context to how "numbing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actually become numbing and and a numbing cream is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "numbing" sits close to words such as accountancy, aldis and alisha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with numbing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I didn't have numbing cream or anything like that. (10 words)
For some, staying up all night is too draining, too uninspiring, too mind-numbing. (14 words)
For nearly a week, I had body aches, fever, chills, and even numbing sensations. (14 words)
As the oldest daughter in my own family, I'm an expert: for all its pathetic self-pity and mind-numbing narcissism, Harry's tales of perceived second-best treatment could have been written by my own sister. (38 words)
Unfortunately, many of us live in a world where a show about buying a house may as well be a fantasy, and playing the real estate game can range from mind-numbing to infuriating. (34 words)
Directed in the studio of Teatro Municipal for Companhia de Teatro de Almada by Francisco himself, the production succeeded in expressing the numbing, menacing mundanity and the bleak comedy of the play. (32 words)
Oh great, what better way to spend a day than diving into yet another mind-numbing comic book preview? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ashley later presented the gift basket once the couple returned home and the numbing medication had started to wear off.
As the oldest daughter in my own family, I'm an expert: for all its pathetic self-pity and mind-numbing narcissism, Harry's tales of perceived second-best treatment could have been written by my own sister.
Chan recommends consulting with the health care provider beforehand to see if using a numbing cream or a cold pack is suitable.
Each of these colorful potatoes has a secret quest that leads to a potion of the same color, but few are more mind-numbing than the Orange Potato secret quest.
For some, staying up all night is too draining, too uninspiring, too mind-numbing.
If you've loved reality TV for a long time, I'm sure you've heard it all from people about the genre being "trashy" or "mind-numbing" or "low-brow".
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you can get into the Christmas spirit by stimulating – and maybe slightly numbing – the senses with holiday cocktails.
No suggestions are offered when its scale is numerically mind numbing since the US has used debt as its drug of choice to overdose on fiscal reality.
Oh great, what better way to spend a day than diving into yet another mind-numbing comic book preview?
She said: “It hurt a lot because I got it done without any sort of numbing.
The ending proposes a purpose for all the painful coffee sips, repetitive folding of laundry, tedious measuring of sugar cubes and mind-numbing mechanical peeling of potatoes.
The procedure takes 2.5 hours, and a numbing cream is using for maximum comfort.
Unfortunately, many of us live in a world where a show about buying a house may as well be a fantasy, and playing the real estate game can range from mind-numbing to infuriating.
Directed in the studio of Teatro Municipal for Companhia de Teatro de Almada by Francisco himself, the production succeeded in expressing the numbing, menacing mundanity and the bleak comedy of the play.
For nearly a week, I had body aches, fever, chills, and even numbing sensations.
I didn't have numbing cream or anything like that.
Nadal wound up winning his 22nd major championship at the 2022 French Open while playing on a left foot that hurt so much he needed nerve-numbing injections.
Peppermint tea bags: Peppermint contains menthol, an ingredient with known numbing and antibacterial properties, which might help fight off a potential infection.
The list is long and numbing of how the PPP/C Government ties itself into knots, leaves itself no wiggle room, and keep going merrily along the same losing way.
The scale of the abnormality is so staggering, that it can actually become numbing.
Common combinations with numbing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the numbing 6×
- mind numbing 5×
- of numbing 4×
- numbing and 4×
- numbing cream 3×
- numbing the 3×
- numbing effect 3×
- and numbing 2×
- numbing of 2×
- as numbing 2×