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Common collocations with numb in American Collocation

numb adjective

US /nʌm/

completely

completely
pretty
totally

My limbs were completely numb.

slightly

a little
quite
rather
slightly

I walked down the stairs, feeling slightly numb, and then I saw a familiar face outside the hotel.

emotionally

emotionally

Feeling emotionally numb is often the first reaction to the death of a loved one.

cold

cold

It is hard to work when your hands and feet are numb with cold.

emotion

fear
grief
shock

Sitting in Europe and hearing about the earthquake in my home town left me feeling powerless and numb with shock.