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Meanings of deafening in English

Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

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Usage of deafening in English
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A second later, explosions ripped through the area, shocking and deafening her.
Red inferno: 1945
2
TV VIEW: All week, the sounds were so silent they were deafening.
The Irish Times
3
It was right on the road & the traffic noise was deafening.
The new yorker
4
Black clouds encircle the horizon; the thunder falls with a deafening noise.
Aesthetical Essays of Friedrich Schiller
5
But the volume of the new batsman's welcome was just as deafening.
The Guardian
6
The deafening noises of the faubourg sounded like bells in their ears.
L'Assommoir
7
Each man had to speak clearly, as the noise level was deafening.
Red inferno: 1945
8
I entered several coffee-houses: the din of tongues in all was deafening.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
9
The noise of the water coming down from the rocks was deafening.
Another part of the wood
10
The rocks were hidden by mist and foam; their roar was deafening.
Flower of the North: A Modern Romance
11
In the rains, when he is in good voice, he is deafening.
The Road to Mandalay: A Tale of Burma
12
Romulus, Sabinus and thousands of others answered with a deafening, incoherent shout.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
13
The two reports made a deafening din in that place of echoes.
The Captain of the Kansas
14
It was not, however, deafening, as the engines in old-style barrels were.
American empire: blood and iron
15
The roar of the water was deafening, seeming to numb the senses.
The Top of the World
16
The chattering of parrots and paroquettes along the shore was almost deafening.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
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Deafening through the time
Deafening across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common