deafen
verb (used with object)
to make deaf.
were deafening
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past progressiveof deafen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Boos were deafening at times and "sacked in the morning" was sung by some home supporters.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
The tension and silence in the room were deafening, even as courtroom reporters struggled to report the news due to downed Wi-Fi.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
The "MVP! MVP!" chants were deafening when Embiid finished a three-point play that tied it at 81 with 48 seconds left in the third.
From Fox News ● Jan. 30, 2022
Those chants were deafening after the game, as the audience was elated that Jennings’s prophecy had, in some way, finally come true.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
There were deafening cheers and congratulations from the people all around.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
