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
It must also have deafened John, since he did not recognize his sweetheart's voice.
From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles Major
The din of their own voices must have deafened the dogs, or they would have heard him.
From Roof and Meadow by Dallas Lore Sharp
