numb
/nəm/
verbadjective
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
ADJECTIVEMake numb or insensitive.
“The shock numbed her senses”
1
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.
“numb to the cries for mercy”
2
Lacking sensation.
“numb with cold”
3
So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified.
“too numb with fear to move”
WORD FORMS
Related formnumbness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinumbnay
Starts & ends withN … B
Syllablesnumb
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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