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/dˈɛfənɪŋ/ /dˈɛfnɪŋ/ Listen

adjective

deafening adj. Extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume.

verb

Deafen v. t. (past & past part. deafened; pres. part. deafening)

To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. "Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries."

(Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

noun

deafening n. The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging; sound insulation.

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Etymology of 'Deafening'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deafening" Quotes from Famous Books

... do mine ears invade And have a concert of confusion made? The shriller trumpet and tempestuous drum, The deafening clamour from the cannon's womb. ...

— English literary criticism • Various

... the James to the Union left, to give the appearance of a readiness to do just what had been ordered to be done. This fire brought a return fire all along the lines. The night was dark and dismal, and the scene witnessed amid the deafening roar of cannon was indescribably wild and grand. Duty called some of us between the lines of cross-fire when the screaming shot and bursting shell from perhaps four hundred heavy guns passed over our heads. The world's war-history described no ...

— Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 • Joseph Warren Keifer

... regimental plate, racing cups, and hot-house flowers. The band commenced playing "Selections," somewhat deafening, perhaps, but then it was too cold to put them out ...

— Bluebell - A Novel • Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

... not, there she was, the miracle! All the bashfulness of his lifetime—it had often made existence well-nigh insupportable—came crowding into that one moment. The feeblest little bleat of a spring lamb too weak to stand up for the first time would have been a deafening roar in comparison with the silence which now penetrated to the marrow of his bones. He faced the two women at bay, with one ...

— The Reign of Law - A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields • James Lane Allen

... my feet, and well he might! A deafening double knock had resounded through the empty house; and to add to the utter horror of the moment, Raffles instantly blew out the light. I heard my heart pounding. Neither of us breathed. We were on our way ...

— A Thief in the Night • E. W. Hornung

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