deafen
[ def-uh n ]
/ ˈdɛf ən /
verb (used with object)
to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
to stun or overwhelm with noise: The pounding of the machines deafened us.
Obsolete.
to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound.
OTHER WORDS FROM deafen
deaf·en·ing·ly, adverb half-deaf·ened, adjective non·deaf·ened, adjectiveWords nearby deafen
Example sentences from the Web for deafeningly
Despite public outcry ahead of the verdict, reaction was deafeningly silent.
Reaction Muted as Silvio Berlusconi Found Guilty of Tax Fraud |Barbie Latza Nadeau |August 1, 2013 |DAILY BEASTSunny and I met in the winter of 1959, at the deafeningly expensive Palace Hotel in Saint Moritz, Switzerland.
As they touched the tempestuously tossing slime, it shrieked stridently, deafeningly—cosmically!
Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940 |Ray BradburySometimes the whole party, including the sentinel, set up a simultaneous yell so deafeningly loud that it can be heard a mile.
British Dictionary definitions for deafeningly
deafen
/ (ˈdɛfən) /
verb
(tr)
to make deaf, esp momentarily, as by a loud noise
Medical definitions for deafeningly
deafen
[ dĕf′ən ]
v.
To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.