deafen
verb/ˈdefn/
/ˈdefn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deafen | /ˈdefn/ /ˈdefn/ |
| he / she / it deafens | /ˈdefnz/ /ˈdefnz/ |
| past simple deafened | /ˈdefnd/ /ˈdefnd/ |
| past participle deafened | /ˈdefnd/ /ˈdefnd/ |
| -ing form deafening | /ˈdefnɪŋ/ /ˈdefnɪŋ/ |
- deafen somebody to make somebody unable to hear, either permanently or for a short time
- The noise of the siren was deafening her.
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