Definitions for DEAFENING
ˈdɛf ə nɪŋdeaf·en·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thunderyadjective

   loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

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1. deafeningadjective

   extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deafeningadjective

   loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss

2. deafeningadjective

   Very loud

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1. deafening

   Deafening refers to a noise or sound that is so loud, intense, or powerful that it temporarily impairs or overwhelms one's ability to hear. It can also figuratively mean something that powerfully impacts or overwhelms a situation or environment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Deafening

   of Deafen

2. Deafeningnoun

   the act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging

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1. Deafening

   Deafening is a 2003 novel written by Frances Itani. Author Frances Itani brings the reader to a small, pre-World War I Ontario town called Deseronto, where the O'Neil family owns a hotel. The book follows the story of Grania O'Neil, a girl who lost her hearing when she was five years old as a result of contracting scarlet fever. The novel follows Grania and her family as they learn to accept and adapt to her as a non-hearing person. The first part of the novel establishes the central role Grania's grandmother, known as "Mamo," plays in helping Grania acquire and understand the language of the hearing world, and in convincing Grania's parent to send her to the School for the Deaf in a nearby city. Though the separation from her family is initially traumatic for Grania, the School for the Deaf opens a world of friendship, opportunity and love for Grania. The second half of the novel alternates between Grania's narrative and that of her young husband, Jim, who becomes a stretcher bearer in the First World War. The novel parallels her struggle with the hearing world with Jim's struggle to survive, in mind and body, the staggering, soul-killing horror of war.

How to pronounce DEAFENING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEAFENING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEAFENING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of DEAFENING in a Sentence

1. Brandon Smith:

   I imagine it was deafening for those in its path, we're used to snow and that doesn't bother us but to see that type of weather just shocked everyone.

2. Keith Brock:

   The sound was deafening, like 100 freight trains, ground was bouncing up and down.

3. Malam Yusuf:

   It was deafening explosions all over, as volleys of RPGS were fired by Boko Haram from outside the city.

4. Brendan Fraser:

   I don’t know if this curried disfavor with the group, with the HFPA. But the silence was deafening.

5. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy:

   Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence. This doesn't have to happen, but this epidemic will continue without end if Congress continues to sit on its hands and do nothing – again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEAFENING
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=DEAFENING
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deafening
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEAFENING
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DEAFENING