be numb

Определение be numb в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
benumb: To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic
benumb: To deaden
numb: To cause to become numb
The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.
numb: Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible
numb: To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy
numb: {a} benumbed, torpid, cold, chill, dead
numb: {v} to make numb, chill, stupify, deaden
benumb: to make something numb, especially by cold
benumb: To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold
benumb: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
benumb: {f} numb; numb by freezing
benumb: to dull the senses, especially by the use of anesthetic
numb: so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move"
numb: Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night
numb: {s} anesthetized; lacking sensitivity (to pain); in shock; senseless
numb: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses
numb: If cold weather, a drug, or a blow numbs a part of your body, you can no longer feel anything in it. An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area She awoke with a numbed feeling in her left leg
numb: without the power of sensation and motion or feeling, insensible
numb: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
numb: If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there. He could feel his fingers growing numb at their tips My legs felt numb and my toes ached. + numbness numb·ness I have recently been suffering from pain and numbness in my hands
numb: {f} cause to be numb, make insensitive (to pain), anesthetize
numb: Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold
numb: (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
numb: If an event or experience numbs you, you can no longer think clearly or feel any emotion. For a while the shock of Philippe's letter numbed her The horror of my experience has numbed my senses. see also mind-numbing + numbed numbed I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think. the sort of numbed hush which usually follows an automobile accident
numb: If you are numb with shock, fear, or grief, you are so shocked, frightened, or upset that you cannot think clearly or feel any emotion. The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking I was so shocked I went numb. + numbness numb·ness Many men become more aware of emotional numbness in their 40s. + numbly numb·ly He walked numbly into the cemetery
numb: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"