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deafened

[ UK /dˈɛfənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. caused to hear poorly or not at all

How To Use deafened In A Sentence

  • Almost as soon as we dropped into the water we were deafened by a series of high-pitched clicks and squeaks and whistles, and about 20 dolphins turned up.
  • A flash nearly blinded Talarissa, and the boom of the explosion would have deafened her if it hadn't been for the helmet's sound suppressors.
  • Only sensation survived: being deafened by the rooster, yet finding silence unendurable.
  • Usually, but not always at night, lit by blue and red flashing strobes, you get deafened by the Fire & Rescue generators as they try and cut people free. The Police Guide To Ruraltown « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • My protests, which ultimately sounded something like "Only Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld understand me," fell on deafened ears. Millie Kerr: The Little Writer Who Couldn't Spell: 30 Years of Bizarre Storytelling
  • After a noisy afternoon with a Bren firing 12 inches from my left ear, I was deafened.
  • He was deafened by the noise from the gun.
  • A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life.
  • The explosion permanently deafened her in her right ear.
  • We who live there are deafened by the noise, gassed by the fumes and face injury crossing over the road.
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