deafen
verb (used with object)
to make deaf.
have deafened
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present perfectof deafen.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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But high winds have deafened the instruments to the rumblings from deeper magma, says Rick Aster, a geophysicist at Colorado State University.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Its sticky soil has thwarted InSight’s heat probe, and in recent months howling winds have deafened its sensitive seismometers.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2020
“This grape juice would have deafened him to Eve’s cunning plan.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2015
Such a babble of voices and questions asked, would have deafened any one not concerned in the meeting.
From Polly and Eleanor by Harold S. Barbour
Whether the chimes or her own thoughts have deafened her, she does not hear their approach.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
