Meaning & use
Deafening
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Extremely loud, to the point of making it difficult or impossible to hear anything else.
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The deafening roar of the jet engines made conversation impossible on the tarmac.
When the home team scored, the deafening cheer from the crowd shook the stadium.
A note on using this word
Often paired with 'silence,' as in 'deafening silence,' an ironic phrase describing an uncomfortable, heavy quiet.
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