deafening
Definition of deafening
1 : that deafens
2 : very loud : earsplitting fell with a deafening clap
3 : very noticeable their silence on the issue was deafening
deafeningly
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Examples of deafening in a Sentence
the deafening roar of the planes
a boom box blasting deafening music
Recent Examples of deafening from the Web
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Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, announced her arrival to deafening cheers.
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Game 2 in the series is Sunday night back at Oracle Arena with its deafening sellout crowd.
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Soldiers surrounded the diplomatic building and blasted rock music at a deafening volume.
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Roma soon scored a go-ahead goal and Mr. Rosi rose to blast a deafening siren and pump his fists.
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But whatever few complaints there were vanished in the hip-hop beats emanating from bars on Ocean Drive, occasionally drowned out by the deafening boom of military aircraft flying overhead just off the shore of South Beach.
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The Iowa Select pig farm gives its visitors headphones, because the squeal of hogs is deafening.
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As June 29th grows closer the buzz surrounding the iPhone is approaching a deafening roar.
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First Known Use of deafening
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DEAFENING Defined for English Language Learners
deafening
Definition of deafening for English Language Learners
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: extremely loud
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