deafen
verb (used with object)
to make deaf.
has deafened
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present perfectof deafen (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“The explosion has deafened you?” said Dickenson dumbly, for still he could not hear a word.
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by W. Boucher
If my comrades were living to-night, I would take no pleasure in your crooning in the church; as they are not living now, the rough voice of the bells has deafened me.
From Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory
Why, he has deafened me with an aunt of his until my head aches.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
