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[ ded-n-ing ] / ˈdɛd n ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deadening ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna device or material employed to deaden or render dull. a device or material preventing the transmission of sound. a woodland in which the trees are killed by girdling prior to being cleared. Origin of deadeningFirst recorded in 1775–85; deaden + -ing1 Words nearby deadeningdead drunk, dead duck, deaden, dead end, dead-end host, deadening, deadeye, deadfall, dead fingers, dead firing, dead freight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deadeningIts recurring phrase is now the deadening, argument-stifling “As a mom,” cited frequently by Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd. Don’t Remember Barbara Walters for ‘The View’|Tim Teeman|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hired as a mechanic, he would soon find himself behind the wheel, yet “he found oval racing a deadening merry-go-round.” Must Reads: ‘How to Survive the Titanic,’ ‘The Limit,’ and More|Lucy Scholes, Kevin Canfield, Mythili Rao|December 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST Yes, many of those jobs are poorly paid and deadening, agreed and acknowledged. Economic News We’re Thankful For This Thanksgiving|Zachary Karabell|November 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST The struggle with his uncle seemed to be souring him or deadening him. Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
She is very happy with me, said Sibyl, as the horses beat their noisy tattoo through the street, deadening the sound of her voice. Justin Wingate, Ranchman|John H. Whitson This seems to be one of the easier ways of deadening sorrow, as though the mind could teach itself to lop off its feelers. Democracy An American Novel|Henry Adams And in a few minutes Paul heard his father's heavy steps go thudding over the deadening snow. Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence By the time the second round was fired the "deadening" was clear of all the rebels but those who had been struck. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy
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