engourdir

Definition: to make numb

J'ai la main engourdie - My hand is numb.

Je suis engourdi de froid - I'm numb with cold.

Related: engourdi (adj) - numb, dull; engourdissement (m noun) - numbness, sleepiness, dullness

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Pronunciation: [a(n) goor deer]Audio Link