deafen
verb
deaf·en
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deafened;
deafening\ ˈde-fə-niŋ
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Definition of deafen
: to make deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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Examples of deafen in a Sentence
We were deafened by the explosion.
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S190814bv’s deafening signal, however, does not guarantee that astrophysicists have definitely bagged their first neutron star–black hole collision. — Charlie Wood, Scientific American, "Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star," 19 Aug. 2019 The noise, combined with the chanting, was deafening. — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, "Puerto Rico’s Loud and Fervent Days of Protest," 26 July 2019 With so many lulls in competitive play, the Thomas & Mack Center can quickly bounce between deafening chants for Tacko Fall, and dead air ripe for shouting at the All-Stars sitting courtside. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "‘They Saw the Future.’ Clipper Darrell Relishes Kawhi Leonard, Paul George Blockbuster," 6 July 2019 For radio astronomers, their sensitive instruments increasingly deafened on Earth, that is a bleak prospect. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Could humanity’s return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?," 18 July 2019 The official silence that has greeted the report has been deafening. — Jackson Diehl, The Denver Post, "Commentary: Mohammed bin Salman is our newest Saddam Hussein," 8 July 2019 But the bar was deafening in the second half as its attendees began shrugging off their sleep, amped up by a penalty kick that Megan Rapinoe converted into a point and then a second point from Rose Lavelle. — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, "Houston celebrate as US women take the gold," 7 July 2019 The roar at kickoff was deafening, and the hollowness when Rapinoe scored the opener even more so. — SI.com, "Megan Rapinoe Serene, Supreme in Guiding USWNT to Quarter-Final Win Over World Cup Hosts," 28 June 2019 The uncomfortable silence at PwC seemed deafening to Ryan. — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, "PwC chief makes diversity an ongoing mantra," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deafen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deafen
verb
English Language Learners Definition of deafen
: to make (someone) unable to hear
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deafen
verb
deaf·en
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deafened;
deafening
Kids Definition of deafen
: to make unable to hear
We were deafened by the explosion.
deafen
verb
deaf·en
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deafened;
deafening\ -(ə-)niŋ
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Other Words from deafen
deafeningly
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adverb