'Deafening' definitions:
Definition of 'deafening'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Definition of 'Deafening'
From: GCIDE
- Deafen \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deafened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deafening.] [From Deaf.]
- 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. [1913 Webster]
- Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deafening'
From: GCIDE
- Pugging \Pug"ging\, n. [See Pug, v. t.]
- 1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deafening'
From: GCIDE
- deafening \deaf"en*ing\, n. 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; sound insulation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deafening'
From: GCIDE
- deafening \deaf"en*ing\, a. extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'deafening'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- booming,
- ear-piercing,
- ear-rending,
- ear-splitting,
- earthshaking,
- forte,
- fortissimo,
- full,
- intense,
- loud,
- loud-sounding,
- loudish,
- pealing,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- plangent,
- pungent,
- reeking,
- resounding,
- ringing,
- sonorous,
- stentoraphonic,
- stentorian,
- stentorious,
- thundering,
- thunderous,
- tonitruant,
- tonitruous,
- window-rattling