English-Thai Dictionary

deafen

VT ทำให้ หูหนวก  tam-hai-hoo-nuag

 

deafening

N การ ทำให้ ไม่ได้ ยิน  kan-tam-hai-mai-dai-yin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEAFEN

v.t.dee'fn. 1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to impair the organs of hearing, so as to render them unimpressible to sounds.
2. To stun; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly; as deafened with clamor or tumult.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEAFEN

Deaf "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deafened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deafening. ]Etym: [From Deaf. ]

 

1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. Addison.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

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

 

DEAFENING

DEAFENING Deaf "en *ing, n.

 

Defn: The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deafen

deaf en |ˈdefən ˈdɛfən | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be deafened ) cause (someone ) to lose the power of hearing permanently or temporarily: we were deafened by the explosion. • (of a loud noise ) overwhelm (someone ) with sound: the roar of the water deafened them. • (deafen someone to ) (of a sound ) cause someone to be unaware of (other sounds ): the noise deafened him to Ron's approach.

 

deafening

deaf en ing |ˈdefəniNG ˈdɛf (ə )nɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a noise ) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else: the music reached a deafening crescendo. DERIVATIVES deaf en ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

deafen

deaf ¦en |ˈdɛf (ə )n | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to lose the power of hearing permanently or temporarily: we were deafened by the explosion. • (of a loud noise ) overwhelm (someone ) with sound: he was deafened by lorry traffic. • (deafen someone to ) cause someone to be unaware of (other sounds ): the noise deafened him to Ron's approach.

 

deafening

deaf ¦en |ing |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

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deafen

deafen verb they were deafened by the explosion: make deaf, deprive of hearing, impair someone's hearing.

 

deafening

deafening adjective the deafening noise from the construction site: very loud, very noisy, overloud, ear-splitting, overwhelming, almighty, mighty, tremendous; booming, thunderous, roaring, resounding, resonant, reverberating. ANTONYMS quiet.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deafen

deafen verb they were deafened by the explosion of a shell: make deaf, make temporarily deaf, cause to be hard of hearing, deprive of hearing, impair someone's hearing, burst someone's eardrums.

 

deafening

deafening adjective the guns started up with a deafening roar: very loud, extremely noisy, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, ear-shattering; booming, thundering, thunderous, tumultuous, roaring, blaring, resounding, resonant, reverberating, reverberant, echoing, ringing, dinning, carrying; overpowering, overwhelming, almighty, mighty, tremendous. ANTONYMS quiet.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deafen

deaf en /déf (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉耳が聞こえなくなる (!騒音などで話し声が聞こえなくなるような場合と本当に耳の機能が失われる場合のどちらにも用いる ) .2 …に防音装置を施す .

 

deafening

d é af en ing 形容詞 1 〈音が 〉耳をつんざくような .2 〈沈黙が 〉深い .名詞 U 防音材 ; 防音装置 .～ly 副詞