deafening

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛfənɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(def′ə ning)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
deaf•en•ing  (def′ə ning),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. deadening (def. 2).
  • deafen + -ing1 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deafening /ˈdɛfənɪŋ/ adj
  1. excessively loud: deafening music
ˈdeafeningly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
deaf•en /ˈdɛfən/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj]
  1. to make deaf.
  2. to overwhelm or stun with noise:The sirens deafened me.
deaf•en•ing, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
deaf•en  (def′ən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to make deaf:The accident deafened him for life.
  2. to stun or overwhelm with noise:The pounding of the machines deafened us.
  3. deaden (def. 3).
  4. [Obs.]to render (a sound) inaudible, esp. by a louder sound.
  • deaf + -en1 1590–1600
deaf′en•ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deafen /ˈdɛfən/ vb
  1. (transitive) to make deaf, esp momentarily, as by a loud noise
'deafening' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
half-deafening - hurtle - loud - noise - quasi-deafening

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