deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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Within weeks, there were shouts outside our house, air strikes overhead, and deafening crowds.
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Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
The crowd takes selfies with their souvenir monsters, and the cheer when the TV show’s moody title sequence fills up one of the set’s enormous screens and scrims as the story kicks off is — like much of the following almost three hours — deafening.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Per the investigation, Powell forcefully smacked the woman in the face and ear, deafening her.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
After years—or decades—building pride in a craft or team, the sudden silence is deafening.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
The crowd takes selfies with their souvenir monsters, and the cheer when the TV show’s moody title sequence fills up one of the set’s enormous screens and scrims as the story kicks off is — like much of the following almost three hours — deafening.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Per the investigation, Powell forcefully smacked the woman in the face and ear, deafening her.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
After years—or decades—building pride in a craft or team, the sudden silence is deafening.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deafen
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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