- present participle of deafen.
deafening
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Ockwell-Smith says the volume of advice can be "deafening and confusing".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He preened, grabbed his oversized scissors and opened his mouth to boast, but no one could hear a single word over the deafening roar of Marine One’s idling engines.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
They greeted her with a roar, cheered every point, and screamed with such deafening volume that her opponents made a string of unforced errors in the middle of a game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The deafening volume at SoFi was the only aspect of the show that got in the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Above me the thud and scrape of thirty-plus men shoving barrels of tea around was almost deafening and the interior of the ship had an overpowering musty smell that made my stomach roll a little.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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