Deafening Meaning
/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjLoud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
"At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back."— 2005, Christopher Paolini, “The Nature of Evil”, in Eldest, page 372:
adjVery loud.
"At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans."— 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
verbpresent participle and gerund of deafen
nounpugging
nounThe process by which something is deafened.
"Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings."— 2012, Gary Taylor, Trish Thomas Henley, The Oxford Handbook of Thomas Middleton, page 338:
Sentence Examples
He gave a deafening cry.
The noise is deafening.
The roar of the heavy guns was deafening.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sound of the jet engine was ____, drowning out all conversation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave a ____ cry.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sound of the jet engine was ____, drowning out all conversation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave a ____ cry.