very loud:
deafening applause * The noise of the machine was deafening. * the deafening roar of the sea * The government's response to the report has been a deafening silence (= it was very noticeable that nothing was said or done).
deafeningly adverb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is deafening a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, deafening is tagged as adjective.
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