ALL meanings of deafening
deaf·en·ing
D d - adjective deafening A deafening noise is a very loud noise. 3
- adjective deafening If you say there was a deafening silence, you are emphasizing that there was no reaction or response to something that was said or done. 3
- adjective deafening excessively loud 3
- adjective deafening extremely loud 1
- noun deafening deadening (def 2). 1
- verb with object deafening to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life. 1
- verb with object deafening to stun or overwhelm with noise: The pounding of the machines deafened us. 1
- verb with object deafening deaden (def 3). 1
- verb with object deafening Obsolete. to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound. 1
- noun deafening (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else. 1
- noun deafening (architecture) pugging. 0
- noun deafening The process by which something is deafened. 0
- verb deafening present participle of deafen. 0
- adjective deafening Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss. 0
- adjective deafening Very loud. 0