/?n?m.li/in a way thatshowsnoemotionbecause someone is veryshocked,sad,frightened, etc.:People numblyheldphotosoflostlovedonestoward thecamera.Hestarednumbly out toopensea.SeenumbMore examples
numblyA woman wrapped in a beige blanket staresnumblyinto the distance.FromHuffington PostNumblyhe put his hand to the metal mezuzah affixed to the right side of the doorway.FromUSA TODAYThe messaging itself becamenumblymonotonous.FromA.V. ClubYet, she strovenumblyagainst this enveloping despair.FromProject GutenbergShe felt dull,numblytroubled, and in addition a shadow of apprehension was now creeping upon her.FromProject GutenbergWhen the sky began to pale in the east, theynumblyresigned themselves to death.FromProject GutenbergThere they halted, glittering eyes peering through the slots in their helmets to fix themselves upon the rigid prisoners who stoodnumblyresigned to death.FromProject GutenbergHer eyes vacant andnumblyfixed, she rose slowly to her feet.FromProject GutenbergNumblyhe recognized the countenances which were turned toward him.FromProject GutenbergHis arms ached, his shoulders seemed deadened; he clungnumblyto the wall and searched for another path.FromProject GutenbergHe waitednumbly, expecting more fire, but the brief flame seemed to have died out completely.FromProject GutenbergWith a sinking heart, she realizednumblythat she was ruined before she even started.FromProject GutenbergAfter a long while her hands unclasped themselves from behind her head and droppednumblyto her lap.FromProject GutenbergShe could not be very far, he thoughtnumbly, cursing the blindness of his human eyes, the narrowness of his human senses.FromProject GutenbergHe realizednumblyhow symbolic of his future that present moment might be.FromProject GutenbergThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/numbly##
