deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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The buzz is deafening – promises of breakthroughs in encryption, pharmaceuticals, and financial modeling fill headlines.
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There is an abrupt, cataclysmic tremor, a deafening roar; the survivors, suddenly transformed, stagger through a charred, unrecognizable landscape.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Dark Winds closed out Season 3 on Sunday with an episode that was a bit quieter than previous finales, though its final scene was emotionally deafening for poor Joe Leaphorn.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Steve Austin at WrestleMania 17 Steve Austin's WrestleMania 17 entrance, fueled by a deafening crowd reaction and Disturbed's theme remix, was a raw display of his iconic status.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
There is an abrupt, cataclysmic tremor, a deafening roar; the survivors, suddenly transformed, stagger through a charred, unrecognizable landscape.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Dark Winds closed out Season 3 on Sunday with an episode that was a bit quieter than previous finales, though its final scene was emotionally deafening for poor Joe Leaphorn.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Steve Austin at WrestleMania 17 Steve Austin's WrestleMania 17 entrance, fueled by a deafening crowd reaction and Disturbed's theme remix, was a raw display of his iconic status.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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