Definitions
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
numb .
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Examples
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WHITFIELD: Well, some might say that caffeine kind of numbs the pain just like some argue that the marijuana does.
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"I've done tests to try and figure this thing out, but it almost feels like you hit your funny bone and it kind of numbs up for a little bit."
SI.com 2010
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"I've done tests to try and figure this thing out, but it almost feels like you hit your funny bone and it kind of numbs up for a little bit."
CNN.com 2010
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Marijuana "numbs" the nervous system slightly, possibly preventing shock.
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I've done tests to try and figure this thing out, but it almost feels like you hit your funny bone and it kind of numbs up for a little bit. "
CNN.com 2010
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I've done tests to try and figure this thing out, but it almost feels like you hit your funny bone and it kind of numbs up for a little bit. "
SI.com 2010
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"It kind of numbs you, emotionally and intellectually.
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Its warm, lingering heat numbs the lips but you can still taste the fresh egg and sugar.
Something for the Weekend: The perfect pisco sour Fritz Hahn 2011
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My existence turns foggy and I sit cross-legged on the floor, in a gray haze that numbs my body and makes it difficult to move.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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But it doesn't stop him; no sooner is he out of the hospital (with mild nerve damage that numbs him to pain, all the better to take an ass-kicking) that he inadvertently interrupts a gang fight in front of a group of coffee shop customers.
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