Adjective deafening has 1 sense
- deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery - loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Antonym: soft (indirect, via loud)
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Verb deafen has 3 senses
- deafen - be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- deafen, deaf - make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
--2 is one way to desensitize, desensitise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- deafen - make soundproof; "deafen a room"
--3 is one way to dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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