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verb Download 🔗Share To become numb (especially physically). Examples : "After hours of sitting in the same position, my legs began to numb. " sensation medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Causing numbness. Examples : "The cold weather made her fingers numb. " medicine sensation body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading