What does deafening mean?
Definitions for deafening
ˈdɛf ə nɪŋdeaf·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thunderyadjective
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
GCIDE
deafeningadjective
extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume.
Wiktionary
deafeningadjective
loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss
deafeningadjective
Very loud
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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 Dictionary
Deafening
of Deafen
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
Wikidata
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deafening in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deafening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of deafening in a Sentence
I don’t know if this curried disfavor with the group, with the HFPA. But the silence was deafening.
[ People are ] afraid if they say anything it will open a Pandora's box... in this town, there's a code of silence that is deafening. You can hear a pin drop in this town.
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.
Ignoring antisemitism when convenient is abhorrent ; it must always be exposed, condemned, and prevented regardless of political allegiance, the deafening silence emanating from GOP leaders regarding former President Trump’s meeting with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, is frightening.
Homeland Security Republicans have sounded the alarm on the humanitarian crisis directlyresulting from President Biden’s reckless policies, which have incentivized families and young children to make the dangerous journey to the U.S.-Mexico border, the continued silence from Democrats on this humanitarian crisis is deafening. Democrats should be acting to address the devastation at the border. Republicans are ready with a plan to secure the border, address the pull factors created by the Biden administration, and end this humanitarian crisis on day one of a Republican majority.The American people have had enough and Homeland Republicans are prepared to address the raging fire at our Southwest border.
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- оглушителенBulgarian
- bouzarusBreton
- ensordidorCatalan, Valencian
- ohlušujícíCzech
- ohrenbetäubendGerman
- ensordecedorSpanish
- korviasärkevä, [[korvaFinnish
- assourdissantFrench
- מחריש אוזנייםHebrew
- assordanteItalian
- hoihoi, turituriMāori
- øredøvendeNorwegian
- ensurdecedorPortuguese
- asurzitorRomanian
- оглушающий, оглушительныйRussian
- zaglušujućiSerbo-Croatian
- оглушливийUkrainian
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