Numb Definition & Meaning
numb
- adjective
- lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
- (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
- so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move"
- verb
- make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
"Numb" in song lyrics
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"Slap her on the concrete, bleed til the hand's numb"
3rd Bass — Soul in the Hole -
"Chopper, I chop em in them bread crumbs and get they head numb"
3rd Eye f/ Lord Finesse, Nine, Top Quality, Zone 7 — Troopers Reprezent -
"That you will need to change you ways, your face is numb"
A.B.G. (Adopted by Grace) — Hell's Most Wanted
Words that rhyme with numb
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- What does numb mean?
- lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move" make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
- What part of speech is numb?
- Numb is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does numb have?
- Numb has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).