torpebitis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →torpeo, torpere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
be numb or lethargic; be struck motionless from fear;
pl. fut. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...fremitus et fulmina plura Tonanti. ante rates pigro torpebant aequora somno, nec spumare Thetis nec spargere nubila fluctus..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...contra ieiuna fessaque corpora Romanis et rigentia gelu torpebant. Restitissent tamen animis, si cum pedite solum foret pugnatum..."