verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 to make sb unable to hear the sounds around them because there is too much noise:
The noise of the siren was deafening her.
2 to make sb deaf
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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