deafen
deafen
Definition
deafen (def′ən)
transitive verb
- to make deaf
- to overwhelm with noise
- Archaic to drown out (a sound) with a louder sound
deaf′·en·ing adjective, noun
deaf′·en·ingly adverb
deafen
Synonyms
deafen
Usage Examples
Object
- roar: Despite the almost deafening roar of chickens coming home to roost in the numbers, Gordon Brown did not say sorry.
- silence: All we had from the British was a deafening silence.
- din: Amid a deafening din several busloads of police reinforcements arrived.
- applause: The deafening applause that greeted the band back on stage for the encore was enough to impress the most hardened industry big-wig.
- cheer: Robbie then said his goodbyes and thanked the audience as he took his bows with his band and left the stage to deafening cheers.
- noise: Being bathed in a wash of deafening guitar noise is lovely.
Subject
- noise: Over, and over, and over again, until you're deafened by the noise.
- meningitis: The team will investigate the progress in speech skills of young children who are deafened by meningitis and have had cochlear implants.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Despite the almost deafening roar of chickens coming home to roost in the numbers, Gordon Brown did not say sorry.
- nearly: The noise of the German guns nearly deafened us.
- quite: The noise from the surface was now quite deafening.
- absolutely: Yet the silence from Bush and Blair - twins of evil - is absolutely deafening.
- not: The plug is pulled and the silence is not deafening, but a weight is taken off all the same.
- truly: Cameron's silence regarding the middle east is truly deafening.
Preposition: by
- noise: Over, and over, and over again, until you're deafened by the noise.
- meningitis: The team will investigate the progress in speech skills of young children who are deafened by meningitis and have had cochlear implants.
Preposition: from
- quarter: The losing teams make a point on cheering loud congratulations over the radio â fairly deafening from close quarters!
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