deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
Examples of deafen in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Look up Just after sundown on January 16, Lori Kaine, a resident of Providenciales, the main island of the Turks and Caicos archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, heard a deafening noise and looked up.
—
Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
This lines up with the deafening roar of rumors that Nintendo will officially reveal the Switch 2 hardware this week.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Then comes the auction, which stumbles out of the gate with a Morocco trip—no airfare included—starting at $4,000 and greeted with deafening silence before finally selling for $3,500.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
The deafening crack of the explosion arrived a second or two later.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for deafen 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
This lines up with the deafening roar of rumors that Nintendo will officially reveal the Switch 2 hardware this week.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Then comes the auction, which stumbles out of the gate with a Morocco trip—no airfare included—starting at $4,000 and greeted with deafening silence before finally selling for $3,500.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
The deafening crack of the explosion arrived a second or two later.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for deafen
Dictionary Entries Near deafen
Cite this Entry
“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share