- present participle of deaden.
deadening
Example Sentences
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She then delivered a speech that denounced the notion of cultural appropriation and its deadening effects on literature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
If You're Glad I'll Be Frank imagined the speaking clock as a real woman speaking live, her internal monologue utterly at odds with the deadening repetitiveness of endlessly intoning "at the third stroke..."
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
And the shine from his latest gold medal hasn’t come close to deadening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
The tone in his voice was flat and deadening and frankly starting to scare me a little.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
