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deafening
(deaf¦en|ing)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɛfnɪŋ/
adjective
(of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else:
the music reached a deafening crescendo
Derivatives
deafeningly
adverb
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