as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a boom box blasting deafening music
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Recent Examples of deafening
The genteel tranquility of his $10 million estate is shattered by the deafening scream of jet traffic with the regularity of commercial airline schedules.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The highlight of the game, however, was the deafening ovation that lasted over 20 seconds for Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Moreover, as the ramp winched open, the pilots would have experienced a sudden drop in temperature and heard a deafening roar above the whine of the Skyvan’s engines.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The highlight of the game, however, was the deafening ovation that lasted over 20 seconds for Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Moreover, as the ramp winched open, the pilots would have experienced a sudden drop in temperature and heard a deafening roar above the whine of the Skyvan’s engines.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deafening
Adjective
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This stone and glass shade is breathtakingly beautiful without being too loud or funky.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2025
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While exposure to loud noises is a common cause of hair cell damage in humans, hearing loss in dogs is usually attributed to genetics or the natural aging process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug. 2024
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“Deafening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deafening. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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