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 Definitions of deadening  [ˈdɛd n ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'deadening' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) deadening
material employed to deaden or prevent the transmission of sound; soundproofing.

Etymology:  (1775–85)

Definition of 'deadening' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

2. (adj) boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"


Definition of 'deadening' Webster Dictionary 

1.  deadening
of Deaden



'deadening' - Nearby Entries  

dead hand  dead hand of the past  dead-end street  deaden  deadened  deadening  deadeye  



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