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deafening

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deaf·en·ing

   [def-uh-ning]
noun
deadening (def. 2).
Origin:
1590–1600; deafen + -ing1

Related forms
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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deaf·en

   [def-uhn]
verb (used with object)
1.
to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
2.
to stun or overwhelm with noise: The pounding of the machines deafened us.
3.
deaden (def. 3).
4.
Obsolete. to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound.
Origin:
1590–1600; deaf + -en1

Related forms
deaf·en·ing·ly, adverb
half-deaf·ened, adjective
non·deaf·ened, adjective
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deafening (ˈdɛfənɪŋ)
 
—adj
excessively loud: deafening music
 
'deafeningly
 
—adv

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deafening
"very loud," 1590s, from deafen (q.v.). Deafening silence is attested by 1830.
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