numb

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: nŭm, IPA: /nʌm/, SAMPA: /nVm/

  Rhymes: -ʌm

[edit] Etymology

From the past participle of nim

[edit] Adjective

numb (comparative number, superlative numbest)

1. Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.

[edit] Derived terms

• numbness

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to numb (third-person singular simple present numbs, present participle numbing, simple past and past participle numbed)

1. To cause to become numb.

   The dentist gave me novacaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.