/ ˈdefn; NAmE / verb [ vn ] [ usually passive ]
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
/ ˈdefn; NAmE / verb [ vn ] [ usually passive ]
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
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005