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Origin of deafeningFirst recorded in 1590–1600; deafen + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM deafeninghalf-deaf·en·ing, adjectivenon·deaf·en·ing, adjectivenon·deaf·en·ing·ly, adverbqua·si-deaf·en·ing, adjectiveWords nearby deafeningdeaf aid, deaf-and-dumb, deaf as a post, deaf-blind, deafen, deafening, deafferentation, deaf-mute, deafmutism, deafness, deaf without speech Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deafeningThey know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence. Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery? Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014
|Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Any upcoming release of a new Apple product guarantees a deafening cacophony of idle speculation from tech sites. Amateur Stuntmen, the iPhone 6, and More Viral Videos|Jack Holmes|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He joked about the deafening noise levels in the old C-130 transport planes and sex at his age, then approaching 60. When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan|Matthew Kaminski|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then a deafening cheer, as 50,000 people realized at once we had just experienced a major earthquake. San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye|Jon Rochmis|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST It gave vent to three deafening brays and so burst the dam of silence that had long pent it in. Not until the deafening uproar ceases with sudden jerk, am I aware of what is going on almost at my invisible elbow. Kitty's Conquest|Charles King The President's inauguration at Washington called forth a deafening demonstration. On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward Perhaps he saw the bomb thrown and heard the deafening report. The Vultures|Henry Seton Merriman And all the time the deadly, deafening tumult of the battle went on. The Drummer Boy|John Trowbridge
British Dictionary definitions for deafening
adjectiveexcessively louddeafening music Derived forms of deafeningdeafeningly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deafeningringing, blaring, vociferous, rowdy, thunderous, roaring, noisy, booming, screaming, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, turned up |