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deafening
[ def-uh-ning ]
adjective
- overwhelmingly loud; booming; earsplitting: the deafening sound of a chainsaw.
the crowd’s deafening roar;
the deafening sound of a chainsaw.
noun
deafening
/ ˈdɛfənɪŋ /
adjective
- excessively loud
deafening music
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Derived Forms
- ˈdeafeningly, adverb
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Other Words From
- half-deaf·en·ing adjective
- non·deaf·en·ing adjective
- non·deaf·en·ing·ly adverb
- qua·si-deaf·en·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deafening1
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Example Sentences
They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
Any upcoming release of a new Apple product guarantees a deafening cacophony of idle speculation from tech sites.
He joked about the deafening noise levels in the old C-130 transport planes and sex at his age, then approaching 60.
Then a deafening cheer, as 50,000 people realized at once we had just experienced a major earthquake.
Instead of the quiet, silent scholars, you would hear a loud and deafening buzz.
The Koreans call this noise kang-siong, and it seems almost deafening to one unused to it.
And then the Monitor's deafening hammer sounded again, and after that, silence.
The creature kept up a deafening squealing, while out of the bush rushed Dandy, the farmers dog.
A deafening crash of thunder fell upon the forest and the lightning was striking trees far and near.
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