1. deafening - Noun
2. deafening - Adjective
3. deafening - Verb
5. deafening - Adjective Satellite
of Deafen
The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe time has passed for our sensations in painting to be whispered. We wish them in the future to sing and re-echo upon our canvasses in deafening and triumphant flourishes. Umberto Boccioni
It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom. William Dean Howells
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot. Corazon Aquino
When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening. Margaret Landon
It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening. Helen Thomas
If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening. Desmond Tutu