Deafening

Word DEAFENING
Character 9
Hyphenation deaf en ing
Pronunciations /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Deafening"

What do we mean by deafening?

Extremely loud. adjective

(deafening silence) A silence or lack of response that reveals something significant, such as disapproval or a lack of enthusiasm. idiom

In architecture, the pugging used to prevent the passage of sound through floors, partitions, and the like. Also called sound-boarding. noun

Extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness. adjective

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. noun

Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss adjective

Very loud adjective

Present participle of deafen. verb

Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss adjective

To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

To make soundproof.

(sometimes figurative) To stun, as with noise.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deafening

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The word "deafening" in example sentences

He also has criticized what he calls a deafening silence from the community, police and the national media. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Acoustic systems have been implicated in deafening sea life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

` ` Save Our Sonics, '' they replied in deafening unison. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The boos were frickin deafening while he was walking out to the mound – so in true FOX form, when you dont like reality, you alter it, or erase it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

At last came the word, and a score of sharp cracks leapt in deafening echoes from crag to crag, and a score of mules, with their riders, went down, creating the most dire confusion. ❋ Unknown (1863)

He recalled the deafening thunder of the drums, the glare and the blood, the moon peering down through the branches like the face of a perverse divinity pale from pride, and the thought that had come to him there, in his sickness and lonely hopelessness -- that while some in a fit of decrepitude and despair might turn to God, others might turn to the oblivion promised by evil. ❋ Stephen French Whitman (N/A)

Gutierrez recalls the deafening sound of the earthquake. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Discussing their military service and what happened on D-Day, Cutler and several others recalled the deafening artillery barrage but no heroic speeches. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her silence is just as "deafening" as McCain's silence on the issues. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In a world in which the reverent worship of liberal capitalism by those in power is becoming almost deafening, meaningful social change is becoming harder and harder. ❋ Patrick Vessey (2008)

Despite pleas from the scoreboard at the Wachovia Center, which read "Flyers fans, show Philadelphia's class and welcome America's No. 1 hockey mom, Sarah Palin," ABC News 'Jake Tapper reports that the booing was so prevalent that the music had to be cranked up to "deafening" levels in order to compete with the fans from the city of Brotherly Love. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In front of her was a man named Roy Bell, who later said that the sound of impact was "deafening," like someone banging a 2-by-2-foot sheet of aluminum with a hammer "six inches from your head." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Who's really in charge, is it President Bush, wink, wink, or is it Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney, and her silence was kind of deafening on that question. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But a kind of deafening noise pounded against his eardrums and he realized he was listening to the sound of his own pulse. ❋ Lustbader, Eric (1980)

Beverley Knight said her studio collaboration with Chaka Khan was "deafening". ❋ Unknown (2010)

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