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unnumbing

unnumbing is the present participle and gerund of unnumb.

Meaning of unnumb

Verb

unnumb (third-person singular simple present unnumbs, present participle unnumbing, simple past and past participle unnumbed)

  1. To cause not to be numb, to relieve of numbness.
    • I was now an invited contributor to art shows in the East. Sympathetic criticisms were unnumbing me; I desired to paint again.1944, Emily Carr, “Art and the House”, in The House of All Sorts

Questions about unnumbing

What is unnumbing the present participle and gerund of?
Unnumbing is the present participle and gerund of unnumb.

Words near unnumbing in the dictionary

  1. unnumb
  2. unnumbed
  3. unnumberable
  4. unnumberably
  5. unnumbered
  6. unnumbing
  7. unnumbs
  8. unnumerable
  9. unnumeraled
  10. unnumerical
  11. unnumerous

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