deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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Such was the case this past weekend, as the Bronx faithful showered the $765-million man with deafening boos, taunts and obscenities.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The silence from Moody’s Investors Service, the last to assign the U.S. a top rating, is deafening.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The buzz is deafening – promises of breakthroughs in encryption, pharmaceuticals, and financial modeling fill headlines.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There is an abrupt, cataclysmic tremor, a deafening roar; the survivors, suddenly transformed, stagger through a charred, unrecognizable landscape.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The silence from Moody’s Investors Service, the last to assign the U.S. a top rating, is deafening.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The buzz is deafening – promises of breakthroughs in encryption, pharmaceuticals, and financial modeling fill headlines.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There is an abrupt, cataclysmic tremor, a deafening roar; the survivors, suddenly transformed, stagger through a charred, unrecognizable landscape.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deafen
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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