DEAFENING


Meaning of DEAFENING in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a deafening explosion (= extremely loud )

The building collapsed in a deafening explosion.

deafening (= very loud )

The sound of the waterfall was deafening.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

silence

Once again the answer was a deafening silence .

The most extraordinary feature of the Opposition's response has been the deafening silence of their principal spokesman in relation to the proposals.

All that remained on the barren expanse was a deafening silence .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

deafening bomb blasts

Outside there was a deafening crash of thunder.

When she finished speaking, the applause was deafening .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Aeroplanes resound to the deafening rasp of anorak pen-pockets when passengers are told to fill in their landing cards.

In that same instant, the deafening crash of gunfire filled the narrow confines of the alley.

It will be particularly useful for early risers who once had to endure deafening music from Benidorm bars until the small hours.

Once again the answer was a deafening silence.

The guns opened up with a deafening roar, and immediately the lights were switched off.

The hubbub was even more deafening than usual.

Three tiring and deafening weeks passed with no obvious change.

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