deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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But outside, the deafening booms from exploding cars and the panicked voices of other neighbors screaming to find their children drowned her out.
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Michael Cox Baltimore the hero Sandy Baltimore left the pitch in injury time to a deafening noise, a crescendo of applause for a player who carved the final in her image.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The deafening roars of the Garden were replaced by nothing in their place.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Michael Cox Baltimore the hero Sandy Baltimore left the pitch in injury time to a deafening noise, a crescendo of applause for a player who carved the final in her image.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The deafening roars of the Garden were replaced by nothing in their place.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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