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entorpecendo

[en.tor.pe.ˈsen.du]
verb
stupefying, numbing, dulling
1. present participle of 'entorpecer' - to make numb, dull, or sluggish; to stupefy
The cold was entorpecendo his limbs.
O frio estava entorpecendo seus membros.
2. to impair mental faculties; to cloud judgment or consciousness
The medication was entorpecendo his senses.
O medicamento estava entorpecendo seus sentidos.
3. to slow down or inhibit activity or progress
Bureaucracy was entorpecendo the project.
A burocracia estava entorpecendo o projeto.
Synonyms
adormecendoembotandoanestesiandoamortecendoletargizando
Antonyms
despertandoanimandoestimulandoacelerando

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
entorpecendo
standard usage throughout Brazil
Portugal
entorpecendo
standard usage, slightly more formal/literary register

Related Idioms & Phrases

entorpecendo a mente
entorpecendo os sentidos
entorpecendo o corpo
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