deafen
verb (used with object)
to make deaf.
had deafened
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past perfectof deafen.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The blow had deafened him; he could not hear the questions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Captain Cat was shouting orders, but the noise had deafened them all.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Suddenly there rang loudly in her ears the question to which she had deafened herself with such crucifying effort—“What if Ariadne should die?”
From The Squirrel-Cage by John Alanzo Williams
This had made me take everything else for granted, and the noisy American world had deafened my ears to possible contradictions.
From Embarrassments by Henry James
Pleading that the roar of the motor had deafened me, I climbed up onto the passenger seat.
From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
