verb
- Be unbearably loud.
- usage: "a deafening noise"
- synonyms: deafen
- Make or render deaf.
- usage: "a deafening noise"
- Make soundproof.
- usage: "deafen a room"
- synonyms: deafen
adjective
- Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.
- synonyms: earsplitting, thunderous, thundery
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