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numb
adjective
verb
So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
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nʌm
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adjective
So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
“Too numb with fear to move”
adjective
Lacking sensation
“My foot is asleep”
adjective
(followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
“Passersby were dead to our plea for help”
verb
Make numb or insensitive
“The shock numbed her senses”
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Too numb with fear to move
My foot is asleep
Numb with cold
Passersby were dead to our plea for help
Numb to the cries for mercy
The shock numbed her senses
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