How do you pronounce numbing?

The recorded pronunciation is /nˈʌmɪŋ/.

numbing

/nˈʌmɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

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verb

present participle and gerund of numb

noun

adj

That numbs.

"The numbing of hibakusha reflected a shattering of the psychic forms of the self."
"a numbing pain"

more numbing (comparative) most numbing (superlative)

numbingly

psychic numbing mind-numbing

coming becoming forthcoming plumbing humming drumming cumming summing succumbing unbecoming strumming dumbing

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