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Meanings of deadened in English
Usage of deadened in English
1
There was an interval in which the voices were deadened and confused.
2
The hope for celestial happiness deadened the physical senses and softened pain.
3
Their footfalls were deadened by a thick carpet; Kendric could see nothing.
4
So I held the bell itself, which at least deadened the sound.
5
This withdrawal made the rational self into a deadened membrane and shield.
6
The case either solid, or filled with something that deadened the echo.
7
Her body felt numb, as though the vibrations had deadened her flesh.
8
Faintly, slightly deadened by the Dome, comes the sound of pistol shots.
9
The indolent days appear to have deadened hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness.
10
As it is, she has deadened me into a creature of indifference.
11
But to be deadened is to be changed from life to death.
12
The vault deadened most of the cries and pounding but not all.
13
Their boots were deadened of all sound in the thick green grass.
14
Gabriel's eyes deadened with disappointment, his breast heaved and his fingers twitched.
15
May's eyes deadened and her responses became ever more staccato and evasive.
16
The narrow streets stopped her breath; the hubbub deadened her senses.
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Deadened through the time
Deadened across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common