Of Piper's acting, he compared her accent to "[having] her mouth numbed with local anaesthetic". The nasal cavity is typically numbed before the procedure, so there is minimal discomfort. Our clothes drenched and our bodies numbed by the cold wind, we plodded wordlessly. He works stoically, seemingly having been numbed by the daily horrors. When the facet joint is numbed, there should be pain relief. The longer he pursues his profession his brain through constant pummelling is numbed. Numbed with grief, she instinctively turned to her only remaining anchor, dance. Numbed by his experiences, he has worked hard not to experience emotions. For instance, a numbed mouth from either Orajel, or when going to the dentist's office. The song offers a self-effacing perspective, with a numbed, restrained delivery. This allows the patient to be entirely numbed in the necessary area during treatment. I was almost numbed by my first encounter with the house. " She is frequently numbed by medications, and has lost all of her "baggage. She is numbed by the discovery, all faith in her father destroyed. Childhood desire for companionship can become numbed through a history of failed social encounters.