deafening en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/ (UK)
Meanings
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Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
With a deafening crash lightning strikes the ledge directly above us.
1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 538:But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back.
2005, Christopher Paolini, “The Nature of Evil”, in Eldest, page 372:
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(excessive) Very loud.
At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.
2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deafening | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deafening | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
deafeningness · deafeningly · deafening silence
Relateds
Translations (30)
de ohrenbetäubend (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · mi hoihoi (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · ru оглушающий (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · fi korviahuumaava (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · nl oorverdovend (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · hu süketítő (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · sv öronbedövande (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · nb øredøvende (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · pt ensurdecedor (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · pl ogłuszający (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · ar مُصِمّ (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · mi turituri (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · he מחריש אוזניים (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · da øredøvende (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · sh zaglušujući (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · es ensordecedor (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · cmn 震耳欲聋（的） (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · fi korviasärkevä (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · nrf êtourdissant (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · ru оглушительный (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · fr assourdissant (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · ro asurzitor (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · bg оглушителен (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · eo surdiga (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · br bouzarus (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · it assordante (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · de ohrenzerreißend (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · cs ohlušující (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · el εκκωφαντικός (loud enough to cause hearing loss) · ca ensordidor (loud enough to cause hearing loss)