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- Dictionarydeafening/ˈdɛfnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else: "the music reached a deafening crescendo"
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silence or lack of response, when people expect you to speak or act: All my requests have been met with deafening silence. See more. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of deafening from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) deafening | American Dictionary.
1. : that deafens. 2. : very loud : earsplitting. fell with a deafening clap. 3. : very noticeable. their silence on the issue was deafening. deafeningly adverb. Synonyms. blaring. blasting. booming. clamorous. clangorous. earsplitting. loud. piercing. plangent. resounding.
Deafening definition: overwhelmingly loud; booming; earsplitting. See examples of DEAFENING used in a sentence.
1. adjective. A deafening noise is a very loud noise. ...the deafening roar of fighter jets taking off. Synonyms: ear-splitting, intense, piercing, ringing More Synonyms of deafening. 2. adjective. If you say there was a deafening silence, you are emphasizing that there was no reaction or response to something that was said or done. [emphasis]
When a sound is deafening, it's overwhelmingly loud. You may think you're prepared after a flash of lightning, but the deafening sound of thunder can still make you jump! Deafening noises are so loud that they block out all other sounds.
Definition of deafening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ T ] us / ˈdef. ə n / uk / ˈdef. ə n / Add to word list. If a very loud noise deafens you, it makes you deaf, or makes you temporarily unable to hear the other sounds near you: The explosion permanently deafened her in her right ear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Injuring and injuries. at-risk. battered child syndrome.
