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And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.
Hugh Grant

Meaning of "numbingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMBINGLY

numbingly  [ˈnʌmɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMBINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Numbingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NUMBINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of numbingly in the English dictionary

The definition of numbingly in the dictionary is in a numbing, stupefying or paralysing manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMBINGLY


alarmingly
əˈlɑːmɪŋlɪ
assumingly
əˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
becomingly
bɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ
benumbingly
bɪˈnʌmɪŋlɪ
boomingly
ˈbuːmɪŋlɪ
charmingly
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋlɪ
condemningly
kənˈdɛmɪŋlɪ
conformingly
kənˈfɔːmɪŋlɪ
disarmingly
dɪsˈɑːmɪŋlɪ
flamingly
ˈfleɪmɪŋlɪ
mind-numbingly
ˈmaɪndˌnʌmɪŋlɪ
overwhelmingly
ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋlɪ
screamingly
ˈskriːmɪŋlɪ
seemingly
ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
skimmingly
ˈskɪmɪŋlɪ
swimmingly
ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ
thrummingly
ˈθrʌmɪŋlɪ
trimmingly
ˈtrɪmɪŋlɪ
unassumingly
ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
unbecomingly
ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMBINGLY

number work
number-cruncher
numberable
numbered account
numberer
numbering
numbering machine
numberless
numberlessly
numberlessness
numberplate
numbers
numbers game
numbers racket
numbfish
numbhead
numbles
numbly
numbness
numbskull

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMBINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of numbingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «numbingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUMBINGLY

Find out the translation of numbingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of numbingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «numbingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麻木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

numbingly
570 millions of speakers

English

numbingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

numbingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بتخدير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

numbingly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

numbingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

numbingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

numbingly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Numbingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

betäubend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

numbingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

numbingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numbingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

numbingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

numbingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्तब्धतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyuşturan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

numbingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

numbingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

numbingly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numbingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

numbingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

numbingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

numbingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

numbingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of numbingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMBINGLY»

The term «numbingly» is regularly used and occupies the 63.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMBINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about numbingly

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QUOTES WITH «NUMBINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word numbingly.
1
Hugh Grant
And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMBINGLY»

Discover the use of numbingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to numbingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
(13-15) (c) Revision: Easterners commonly complain that there is no "weather" at all in Southern California, that the days and the seasons slip by relentlessly, numbingly bland, but that is quite misleading. Didion: "Easterners commonly ...
Paula Marantz Cohen Professor of Humanities Drexel University, 2001
2
The Angel from Vietnam: A memoir of growing up, the Vietnam ...
numbingly. monotonous. Although the ships usually provided excellent food, there was nothing whatsoever to do when you weren't pulling your work shift. Nothing, other than sleep. While I was in Saigon, I did manage to get off the ship and go ...
Jim Stewart
3
Flying Magazine
I had to remind myself how to fly a holding pattern, but it didn't take long for me to remember how mind-numbingly boring it is to fly holding pattems. That's definitely not what airplanes were made for. Listening to the ATIS wasn't encouraging.
4
Bachelor 2000
... Producer: Will develop mind-numbingly pathetic shows for food Homeless Network Executive: Will green-light homeless TV producer's mind-numbingly pathetic shows for food I have recently begun making trips to Santa Monica, California.
5
Novelists Essential Guide to Creating Plot
Each person lives and dies in a different way. This is not to say that most walls aren't drywall covered with flat white. Yes, people can be numbingly similar, or at least so numbingly unsurprising that they would make good characters *i49* ...
J Davis, 2000
6
I Am Better Than Your Kids
Arnold, age 9 There's a helicopter with jet engines taking off from a race car with a helipad on it. On the one hand, it's mind-numbingly stupid. But on the other, it's mind-numbingly awesome. Cameron, age 6 Way to think ahead and put your.
Maddox, 2011
7
Voyage Into the Unknown: Volume Four
... several Earth-sized planets had been charted by the ship's telescopes. Space flight was usually one of two things--mind-numbingly boring or frantic. Today gave all the indications of a mind-numbingly boring day. 69 DIMENSIONAL FABRIC.
Collin R. Skocik, 2012
8
Crappy Children's Art
Arnold, age 9 There's a helicopter with jet engines taking off from a race car with a helipad on it. On the one hand, it's mind-numbingly stupid. But on the other, it's mind-numbingly awesome. Cameron, age 6 Way to think ahead and put your.
Maddox, 2012
9
Intercultural Language Activities with CD-ROM
The team is overrated garbage. It's a decent team. It was a totally amateur performance. The team deserves our respect. OK, we're not the team we were. The tactics are mind-numbingly boring. The last game was a very low point. He's magic.
John Corbett, Scott Thornbury, 2010
10
Orientalism Revisited: Art, Land and Voyage
Thus, that the text is, at times, “numbingly repetitive”45 perhaps reveals something quite fundamental about Orientalist discourse itself. The discourse was, increasingly so as it was codified into a coherent discipline of scholarly practice and an ...
Ian Richard Netton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMBINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term numbingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Governments Going After US Tech Companies Is The Price Of …
... more entertaining, it must fight against the Old World order, the archaic laws and numbingly slow pace of the government regulatory process. «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
2
I'll Never Forget the Face I Never Saw
It was a numbingly cold night in January 2015. Despite having wrapped my body in multiple layers of clothing, I shivered incessantly as every ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Remembering India's last away series win over Sri Lanka
Most of the batsmen posted mind numbingly low strike rates, but their plan almost worked. Aravinda de Silva held fort with a solid 93 and Sri ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
4
Stop Messing With Our Princesses: Artist Reimagines Disney …
... as “real women” but also as office supplies, the images have become just different permutations of a mind-numbingly played-out meme. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
5
Richard Thompson: The Seeker
... problem of how to write about political issues without talking in such broad, sweeping terms that the whole thing becomes numbingly boring. «American Songwriter, Jul 15»
6
Three things analytics-minded fans need to understand about the …
NHL coaches overwork, under-sleep, and need to sift through a mind-numbingly high quantity of information in order to do their jobs. «Habs Eyes on the Prize, Jul 15»
7
What Scout And Atticus Teach Us About Schooling
On top of all that, she mystifies the class with a mind-numbingly silly story, then tells Scout she needs to stop reading and writing at home so ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
8
Summer Is Short; Don't Waste It
But the freeway commuting was mind-numbingly brutal. Now I drive three miles to the office in the Village or take the boat to work. Sometimes ... «Mountain News, Jul 15»
9
Napoli offering mind-numbingly stupid bid for Chelsea forward …
Napoli offering mind-numbingly stupid bid for Chelsea forward Mohamed Salah. By Conor Dowley @c_dowley on Jul 22, 2015, 9:37p +. Richard ... «The Siren's Song, Jul 15»
10
Ain't Nothin' Quite as Florida as Swamp Buggy Racing
Lightner was drawn by the swamp buggies—lovingly built, numbingly loud, and quite capable of triple-digit velocity. People take their buggies ... «Wired, Jul 15»

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