Dictionary Check: numb

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"numb" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

lacking sensation

Example: "my foot is asleep"
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adjective

(followed by β€˜to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

Example: "passersby were dead to our plea for help"
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adjective

so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

Example: "too numb with fear to move"
verb

make numb or insensitive

Example: "The shock numbed her senses"
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