Deafening

Synonyms for "deafening" (57 found)

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Related word relations

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More general

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affect hearingdisabilityimpair hearingimpairmentintensityloudnesssound

More specific

13 entries
applausebangblastclamorclangdinnoise-induced deafnesspanicpermanent deafeningroarsensorineural deafnesssilencetemporary deafening

Collocations

9 entries
deafen listenersdeafen the earsdeafening applausedeafening blastdeafening dindeafening noisedeafening roardeafening shoutdeafening silence

Inflections

5 entries
deafeneddeafeningsdeafensmore deafeningmost deafening

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed".

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He gave a deafening cry.

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The noise is deafening.

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The roar of the heavy guns was deafening.

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