deafening
/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.98 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Very loud.
Example Sentences
- "With a deafening crash lightning strikes the ledge directly above us."
- "At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back."
- "But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater."
- "At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans."
- "Film and dance theory offer a productive vocabulary for considering the effects of these mutings and deafenings."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/