What does deafening mean?

deafening means "loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss".

How many syllables are in deafening?

deafening has 3 syllables: deaf-e-ning. The stress falls on "deaf". In IPA it is /ˈdɛfənɪŋ/.

What is another word for deafening?

Close synonyms include earsplitting, thunderous, thundery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deafening a common word?

deafening is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

deafening — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Synonymsearsplitting thunderous thundery
Similarloud

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What does deafening mean?: deafening means "loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss".
How many syllables are in deafening?: deafening has 3 syllables: deaf-e-ning. The stress falls on "deaf". In IPA it is /ˈdɛfənɪŋ/.
What is another word for deafening?

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