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Meaning of "numbly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMBLY

numbly  [ˈnʌmlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Numbly 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 NUMBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of numbly in the English dictionary

The definition of numbly in the dictionary is in such a way as to be deprived of feeling through cold, shock, etc. Other definition of numbly is in such a way as to be unable to move or be paralysed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMBLY


awesomely
ˈɔːsəmlɪ
Bromley
ˈbrɒmlɪ
calmly
ˈkɑːmlɪ
comely
ˈkʌmlɪ
drumly
ˈdrʌmlɪ
dumbly
ˈdʌmlɪ
extremely
ɪkˈstriːmlɪ
firmly
ˈfɜːmlɪ
glumly
ˈɡlʌmlɪ
grumly
ˈɡrʌmlɪ
homely
ˈhəʊmlɪ
humlie
ˈhʌmlɪ
namely
ˈneɪmlɪ
randomly
ˈrændəmlɪ
rumly
ˈrʌmlɪ
timely
ˈtaɪmlɪ
uncomely
ʌnˈkʌmlɪ
uniformly
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːmlɪ
untimely
ʌnˈtaɪmlɪ
warmly
ˈwɔːmlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMBLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMBLY

assembly
brambly
constituent assembly
crumbly
disassembly
General Assembly
grumbly
home assembly
House of Assembly
humbly
jumbly
legislative assembly
mumbly
National Assembly
reassembly
rumbly
self-assembly
stumbly
unlawful assembly
Welsh Assembly

Synonyms and antonyms of numbly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «numbly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUMBLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

麻木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aturdida
570 millions of speakers

English

numbly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संज्ञाहीनतापूर्वक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

numbly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тупо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

numbly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

numbly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´un air hébété
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Numbly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie betäubt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

numbly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

numbly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numbly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điếng người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

numbly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संवेदनाहीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hissizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intontito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tępo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тупо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amorțit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

numbly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

numbly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

numbly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

numbly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of numbly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMBLY»

The term «numbly» is regularly used and occupies the 77.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMBLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «numbly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «numbly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMBLY»

Discover the use of numbly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to numbly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Signs: A Century for an Angel
I would linger in her angelic glow Now that she has shown me fate's sweeping brush, And I numbly quail when she bids me go. Enraptured while the waves are crashing slow And reeling senseless with her body's rush, I would linger in her ...
Michael Giel, 2003
2
Another Time
“I just thought as he had given this this much time, that he'd come to share this with you.” Jay shook his head. “I was wrong. But if this is his decision, I hope you now understand it.” Numbly I nod. “Don't worry about the custody thing too much.
Jodie M. Swanson, 2013
3
Forbidden or For Bedding?
Numbly, she let him in. Numbly, she opened her front door to him. Numbly, she heard her own voice on her lips—'I don't understand...' He glanced down at her, wry amusement in his beautiful green long-lashed eyes that made her breath slow ...
Julia James, 2010
4
Star Wars®: Rebel Force #3: Renegade
Numbly, she piled into a rusted landspeeder with Windy, Deak, and the droids. Luke's droids. Fixer and Camie rode behind them. Numbly, she took the controls and steered toward the smoke. And numbly, she finally arrived at the crash site.
Alex Wheeler, 2012
5
Claimed: Secret Royal Son (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Enjoy yourself. Ican't listen toyour problems tonight.' So she'd sat numbly onthe edge ofthe celebrations, trying notto stareinto thechasm of her future. Butthen Alex had smiled ather andhe'd asked herto dance. And herewasthe result. Michales.
Marion Lennox, 2014
6
Clouds
The only thing to do, I thought, looking numbly around the revolting, shabby room , is to make the room into a stage and to do the play extemporaneously for G and Mel and Chantelle and Cleveland, feeling, as I looked around the revolting, ...
William Lynch, 1999
7
Vietnam Conscript: Second Edition
Michael looked up and stared numbly at the rain falling and the puddles of red mud outside the tent. Instead of placing Sandra's letter with her others in his locker collection, he slowly screwed up the perfumed paper as he sat in his dark corner ...
Merv J. Ryan, 2014
8
Unstoppable (Mills & Boon M&B): Love With The Proper ...
“I'll call you later.” Numbly she'd walked back to the beach parking lot. Numbly she'd waited for ten, fifteen, twenty minutes until Kevin got into his car beside her and silently drove her home. Numbly she'd climbed the stairs up to her bedroom,  ...
Suzanne Brockmann, 2012
9
Indecent Arrangements
... one Sunday, as she was passing a leisurely morning, the entryphone sounded. It was Guyde Rochemont. Numbly, she let himin. Numbly, she opened her front door to him. Numbly, she heard her ownvoiceonher lips—'I don't understand.
Mira Lyn Kelly, Anna Cleary, Julia James, 2014
10
Fire Song
By the time Aubery returned to the chamber, she was finished packing and had even strapped shut the baskets, except for the one holding Aubery's clothes. She waited, standing numbly in the center of the room, with her hands clasped before  ...
Roberta Gellis, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term numbly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Burn The Boards explores harsh reality of discarded electronics
... players to pause and consider the reality of the issues presented in the game, rather than numbly play through just another puzzle game. «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
2
Humans listening to music on the Tube
There the commuter stands, somnambulatory, rocking gently with the motion of the train, staring into the middle distance numbly; a totally ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Commentary: Stephen Daisley on Liz Kendall, Labour and the …
Frontrunner Andy Burnham is still the favourite and will likely win but a Corbyn second place has gone from unimaginable to numbly probable. «stv.tv, Jul 15»
4
Wayward Pines Recap - Fight the Power: Season 1 Episode 9 "A …
He says work hard, be happy – they repeat after him numbly. He says to enjoy your life in Wayward Pines. He aims the gun at Harold's head ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
5
Satanic baby-killers are putting dead babies in Pepsi!
One day you're just some average nobody sitting there in the break room numbly stirring a bit of non-dairy powdered creamer into your cup of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
6
Excerpt: Trading a Fab NYC Life for Tennessee in 'Home Is a Fire'
I pull my phone from my pocket and stare at it numbly, knowing there is only one call I can make. There's only one person who can make me ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
7
15 people reveal what it was like to be caught up in the 7/7 bombings
I phoned my mum and Ahmed, but couldn't get through. With no public transport running, I had no option but to numbly walk the six miles home. «Closer, Jul 15»
8
Egyptian American stars in new Cable series on Hacking
... him faced with the question of whether to numbly continue the life he knows or risk everything and participate in Mr. Robot's revolution. «The Arab Daily News, Jul 15»
9
"I'd like to raise my IQ. Where do I start?"
If you're just letting life wash over you, as when you're numbly watching Wheel of Fortune without trying to solve the puzzles, you're not really ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
10
A Tribute to My First Boyfriend
In the days that followed, I watched numbly as Facebook paid tribute to a man I couldn't claim to know very well. I was usually white-knuckling ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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