- present participle of deafen.
deafening
Example Sentences
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Deafening cheers of a packed Coliseum crowd aren’t enough to satisfy Mason Cobb.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Deafening music blared from the fairground as amusement park lights flashed, drawing smiles on people’s faces.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
David Owen, who writes about the evolution of hearing aids in the book Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World, sees expensive hearing aid tech making its way into cheaper consumer gadgets.
From The Verge • Dec. 10, 2019
This piece is adapted from “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World,” which was published by Riverhead Books.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2019
Deafening roars and bone-rattling growls come at me from all directions.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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