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Very low or below average in temperature

Boring or severely lacking in interest

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

Pain management

Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

Present participle for to use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible

Present participle for to immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly

Present participle for astonish and shock

Present participle for to stun or daze with fear

Present participle for to fade or become less intense

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Adjective

Very low or below average in temperature

three-dog night

chilled to the bone

invigorating^US

air-conditioned

envigorating^UK

frozen to the marrow

revitalizing^US

raining cats and dogs

revitalising^UK

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“They huddled together against the numbing cold.”

Adjective

Boring or severely lacking in interest

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

lacking variety

soul-destroying

dull as ditchwater

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

common or garden

unobjectionable

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

non-stimulating

middle-of-the-road

undistinguished

straightforward

undemonstrative

unexceptionable

run of the mill

lacking in vitality

straight-thinking

behind the times

with both feet on the ground

demoralizing^US

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

in the doldrums

demoralising^UK

devoid of feeling

devoid of emotion

lacking personality

lacking charisma

incomprehensible

run-of-the mill

neither one thing nor the other

matter-of- fact

not amounting to much

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

anesthetized^US

along for the ride

desensitised^UK

anaesthetized^UK

unsophisticated

pure and simple

backward-looking

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

lacking originality

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“The prime minister had just given us a numbing lecture about infrastructure.”

Adjective

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

desensitising^UK

desensitizing^US

anaesthetizing^UK

anesthetizing^US

“We found that television viewing had a numbing effect on emotional states in our participants.”

Adjective

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

Adjective

Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness

tranquillizing^UK

tranquilizing^US

sleep-producing

trance-inducing

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“This was a match of almost numbing boredom.”

Noun

Pain management

pain management

Verb

Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

desensitising^UK

desensitizing^US

immobilising^UK

immobilizing^US

anaesthetizing^UK

anesthetizing^US

rendering insensitive

depriving of sensation

putting to sleep

taking the edge off

tranquilizing^US

making insensitive

knocking senseless

putting an end to

knocking unconscious

making powerless

rendering powerless

rendering insensible

making inactive

making less sensitive

knocking for six

making unfeeling

taking pressure off

boring to death

putting out of order

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“The effect of the brew was to stupefy the convict to the point of pseudo-coma and to numb his physical sensations.”

Verb

Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

desensitising^UK

desensitizing^US

taking the edge off

putting a damper on

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

taking the bite out

taking the sting out

cutting down on

cutting back on

making cutbacks in

growing smaller

ratcheting down

becoming smaller

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Verb

Present participle for to use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible

Verb

Present participle for to immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly

Verb

Present participle for astonish and shock

thunderstriking

leaving open-mouthed

knocking for six

knocking senseless

knocking sideways

hitting like a ton of bricks

bringing around

taking someone's breath away

putting out of action

scandalizing^US

traumatizing^US

knocking the stuffing out of

antagonizing^US

scandalising^UK

traumatising^UK

antagonising^UK

giving offence to

setting someone back on their heels

completely surprising

throwing a curve

giving someone a turn

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

shaking out of your complacency

taking the wind out of your sails

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Verb

Present participle for to stun or daze with fear

Verb

Present participle for to fade or become less intense

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