numbing

[ nuhm-ing ]
/ ˈnʌm ɪŋ /

adjective

causing numbness or insensibility; stupefying: the numbing effects of grief; a story repeated with numbing regularity.

Origin of numbing

First recorded in 1625–35; numb + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM numbing

numb·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby numbing

numberplate, numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbfish, numbing, numbles, numbskull, numdah, numen, numerable

Example sentences from the Web for numbingly

  • The din of raucous and numbingly repetitive music reverberates through the smoke-enshrouded joint.

    After the Rain |Sam Vaknin