deafening
de fuh ning
- v be unbearably loud
a deafening noise - v make or render deaf
a deafening noise - v make soundproof
- s loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- Even South Korea its fans dressed in chefs' whites, their faces painted with the national flag managed to send out the occasional deafening cheer.
- Housing prices have deflated with a deafening groan.
- If security officials in the Philippines checked ferry-passenger liststhey don'tthe name would have set off deafening alarm bells.