deadening

1 of 2

noun

dead·​en·​ing ˈded-niŋ 

-dᵊn-iŋ

: material used to soundproof walls or floors

deadening

2 of 2

present participle of deaden

Examples of deadening in a Sentence

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Noun

Conversations about his long-term future are a factor, too, but there is no question that the workload has been at least partly responsible for the deadening of the England Under-21 international’s effect. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 10 May 2025

France’s postwar boom was really an impoverishment, a mass deadening. — Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023

Along with beefing up the sound deadening, the available engines and their mounts were tuned to limit noise and vibrations. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Apr. 2023

The production car will have more sound deadening, plus some degree of artificial noise pumped through the speakers. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deadening

• reddening