deafening

[ def-uh-ning ]
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adjective
  1. overwhelmingly loud; booming; earsplitting: the crowd’s deafening roar;the deafening sound of a chainsaw.

Origin of deafening

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; deafen + -ing1

Other words from deafening

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for deafening

deafening

/ (ˈdɛfənɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. excessively loud: deafening music

Derived forms of deafening

  • deafeningly, adverb

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