deafening
Example Sentences
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Arman had just sat down to eat when a deafening sound erupted.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
When the buyer’s answer isn’t good enough, Miranda is forced to find another way for Runway to forge on, amid the deafening sound of a ticking clock.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The most painful part of waiting is not often not the delay itself, but the deafening silence as you sit looking at the clock ticking by.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
Vocabulary lists containing deafening
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