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  • present participle of numb.
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numbing

[nuhm-ing] / ˈnʌm ɪŋ /








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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“Because it will make you stronger. Numbing your pain will make you weaker.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2015

Numbing provinciality was the lot of artists in America 200 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

List to the Numbing Tale of the Tiger and the Welshman as Spun by Wickham Steed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Numbing waves of pain were coursing up and down my entire body.

From Larson's Luck by Vance, Gerald




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