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v. To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise.

v. To make soundproof.

verb-intransitive. To cause permanent or momentary deafness.

v. To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently

v. To make soundproof

v. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

v. To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.

To make deaf; deprive of the power of hearing.

To stun; render incapable of perceiving or discriminating sounds distinctly: as, to be deafened with clamor or tumult.

In architecture, to render impervious to sound (as a door or a partition) by means of sound-boarding or pugging.

v. make or render deaf

v. be unbearably loud

v. make soundproof

"It was incredible and made me ponder what it would have been like in pre-colonial days when flocks of birds could effectively block the sun out or the sound of hundreds of thousands (more?) birds nesting could deafen a person ..."

deafened    deafening    deafens   

desensitise    desensitize    soften    break    damp    dampen    weaken   

drown   

deafened    deafening   

death-stricken    uncomprehension    half-stunned    grey-faced    hundred-odd    unprotesting    half-sleep    hypothermic    half-blinded    glassy-eyed