deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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The film recreates the Newport show complete with deafening boos, objects being hurled at the stage, and fury from the folk music establishment like festival board members Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax, the ethnomusicologist.
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Alan Light, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
For this restoration, Tolman created a one-off steel exhaust to give the Mini a sporty, but not deafening, sound.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The show transformed into a retrospective journey honoring love and heartbreak, while the audience — mostly comprised of young women, teenagers, and girls — sang along at deafening volumes.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
But Timur’s live performance added another otherworldly level of exaltation for which neither film nor deafening amplification can enhance.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Alan Light, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
For this restoration, Tolman created a one-off steel exhaust to give the Mini a sporty, but not deafening, sound.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The show transformed into a retrospective journey honoring love and heartbreak, while the audience — mostly comprised of young women, teenagers, and girls — sang along at deafening volumes.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
But Timur’s live performance added another otherworldly level of exaltation for which neither film nor deafening amplification can enhance.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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