deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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The tent is immersed in a deafening motorcycle hum.
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Gina Ryder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The deafening silence was broken one afternoon by another call from Robert.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
That clamor turned deafening Monday, when the federal judge in Florida tossed the high-profile case in a bombshell move hours before Trump officially became his party’s presidential nominee.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
While the Emmys are certainly not the forum to stump for candidates, the silence was kind of deafening.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
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Gina Ryder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The deafening silence was broken one afternoon by another call from Robert.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
That clamor turned deafening Monday, when the federal judge in Florida tossed the high-profile case in a bombshell move hours before Trump officially became his party’s presidential nominee.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
While the Emmys are certainly not the forum to stump for candidates, the silence was kind of deafening.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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