deafening
pronunciation
How to pronounce deafening in British English:
UK [ˈdefnɪŋ]
How to pronounce deafening in American English:
US [ˈdɛfənɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Word Origin
- deafening (adj.)
- "very loud," 1590s, from present participle of deafen (q.v.). Deafening silence is attested by 1830.
Example
- 1. Then the applause would become deafening .
- 2. The din is deafening as workers hammer and weld the parts together .
- 3. Their voices , no doubt , will barely be heard amid the deafening clamour for shares .
- 4. With its deafening explosions , searing fires , dismembered corpses and stench of death , war pushes everyone it touches to the brink .
- 5. Volunteers chose between horn sounds that blasted noise at the students of varying volumes varying from 10 decibels to a deafening 130 decibels .