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numb

/nʌm/ /nʌm/
  1. 1 uyuşturmak, hissizleştirmek
  2. 2 sersemletmek, (duygularını) köreltmek

Definition (English)

  1. To make a part of the body unable to feel anything, for example because of cold or a drug.
  2. To make someone unable to think, feel or react normally, especially because of shock.

Example Sentences

  1. The icy water numbed my feet within seconds.
    Buz gibi su birkaç saniye içinde ayaklarımı uyuşturdu.
  2. The dentist numbed my gum before filling the tooth.
    Dişçi dolgu yapmadan önce diş etimi uyuşturdu.
  3. We sat in silence, numbed by the terrible news.
    Korkunç haberle sersemlemiş hâlde sessizce oturduk.
  4. Years of disappointment had numbed her feelings.
    Yıllarca süren hayal kırıklıkları duygularını köreltmişti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base numb
/nʌm/
Past numbed
/nʌmd/
Participle numbed
/nʌmd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑ednumb → numbed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. numbed /nʌmd/

Synonyms

deadendullfreezeparalysestundaze

Collocations

numb the painbe numbed by the coldbe numbed by shocknumb someone's fingersnumbing cold

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