DEAFENING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deafening mean? 

• DEAFENING (adjective)
  The adjective DEAFENING has 1 sense:

1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

  Familiarity information: DEAFENING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAFENING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

Synonyms:

deafening; earsplitting; thunderous; thundery

Similar:

loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)

 Context examples 

A deafening roar, a fluff of bluish light, and the great square tower rocked and trembled from its very foundations, swaying this way and that like a reed in the wind.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The clang of blows, the cries of the stricken, the short, deep shout of the islanders, and the fierce whoops of the rovers, rose together in a deafening tumult, while the breath of the panting men went up in the wintry air like the smoke from a furnace.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Beneath and around them blazed the huge fire, roaring and crackling on every side of the bailey, and even as they looked the two corner turrets fell in with a deafening crash, and the whole castle was but a shapeless mass, spouting flames and smoke from every window and embrasure.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

On the other hand, a deafening burst of cheering greeted the rival herald, who, advancing from the other end of the lists, rolled forth the well-known titles of the five famous warriors who had accepted the defiance.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Scarce had the last deep amen broken from the Company, when, in an instant, there rose the scream of a hundred bugles, with the deep rolling of drums and the clashing of cymbals, all sounding together in one deafening uproar.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)