Sekirov Dictionary

deafening

/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective2

•
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
- With a deafening crash lightning strikes the ledge directly above us. — 1989
•
Very loud.
- At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans. — 2011

noun2

•
The process by which something is deafened.
- Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings. — 2012
pugging

forms

deafenings · more deafening · most deafening

Phrases with deafening

deafening silence
A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.

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