Associations to the word «Deafening»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DEAFENING, adjective. Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
DEAFENING, adjective. Very loud.
DEAFENING, verb. Present participle of deafen
DEAFENING, noun. (architecture) pugging
DEAFENING SILENCE, noun. (idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.
DEAFENING SILENCES, noun. Plural of deafening silence
Dictionary definition
DEAFENING, adjective. Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.