deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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Amid that silence, the desperation has become deafening.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The silence that followed was deafening.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Off set, the noise is deafening for Sweeney, who became a household name over the past two years thanks to a red-hot acting career as well as an American Eagle jeans ad that launched a thousand hot takes.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Between the blaring boarding call announcements and the cacophony of slot machines, the concourse at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is deafening.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The silence that followed was deafening.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Off set, the noise is deafening for Sweeney, who became a household name over the past two years thanks to a red-hot acting career as well as an American Eagle jeans ad that launched a thousand hot takes.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Between the blaring boarding call announcements and the cacophony of slot machines, the concourse at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is deafening.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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