Definition of Deafening

1. Adjective. Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.

Exact synonyms: Earsplitting, Thunderous, Thundery
Similar to: Loud
Derivative terms: Thunder

Definition of Deafening

1. n. 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.

Definition of Deafening

1. Adjective. loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss ¹

2. Adjective. Very loud ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of deafen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deafening

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deafening

deaf-and-dumb person
deaf-blindness
deaf-mute
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutes
deaf-mutism
deaf and dumb
deaf as a doorpost
deaf as a post
deaf person
deaf to(p)
deafblind
deafblindness
deafen
deafened
deafening
deafening silence
deafening silences
deafeningly
deafenings
deafens
deafer
deafest
deafferent
deafferentation
deafferentation pain
deafferentations
deafferented
deafferenting
deafferents

Literary usage of Deafening

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"... carriage turned into Linden, the roar of acclamations became deafening. In 1885, also, the Germans made of Bismarck's seventieth birthday almost a ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1905)
"carriage turned into Linden, the roar of acclamations became deafening. In 1885, also, the Germans made of Bismarck's seventieth birthday almost a national ..."

3. Eminent Women of the Age: Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of the by James Parton (1868)
"The emperor again embraced the empress and entered the car amidst the deafening shouts of enthusiasm. All was ready. The chief director went up to the ..."

4. The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of "Baltimore Town by John Thomas Scharf (1874)
"Kane, accompanied hy the band of the " Greys," and moved off from the depot amid the deafening cheers of the crowd congregated to see them depart. ..."

5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1869)
"... but that the mountain is far from being likely soon to sink to rest is evidenced by the fact that deafening detonations still continue to be heard. ..."

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