Antonyms for numbing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : nuhm-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌm ɪŋ


Definition of numbing

Origin :
  • 1550s, from numb (adj.). Related: Numbed; numbing.
  • verb deaden
Example sentences :
  • His knees were shaking, a cold icy horror was numbing his heart and senses.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Why had this come upon her, this cruel, numbing disgrace and sorrow?
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • A conception—a reality here—that was numbing in its vastness.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • The chafing of his horses had penetrated to his numbing brain.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Desperately he fought to prevent the numbing sensation from overcoming him.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • The eleven-inch hand closed on Harvey's, numbing it to the elbow.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • His voice seemed harsh; it fell upon her, numbing her senses.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • But it filled no empty stomachs, nor dissipated the numbing cold.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • To them it was a numbing, constricting presence; the abode of darkness and horror.
  • Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
  • She seemed to nerve herself to meet some numbing danger of cowardice.
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins

Synonyms for numbing

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