deafen
verb (used with object)
to make deaf.
have been deafening
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present perfect progressiveof deafen.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The applause from America’s wise men and women would have been deafening if someone else had said these words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
If United had lost then the noise surrounding him would have been deafening.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
Capitol, Young and his Black teammates have been deafening in their quietness.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2022
The bill clack from a giant pterosaur, one with a nine-foot-long skull, could have been deafening to a wide range of creatures at close range.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 10, 2022
If she’d been any bigger, her shrieks of outrage would have been deafening.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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