(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently. / (transitive) To make soundproof. / (transitive, rare, dialectal, sometimes figuratively) To stun, as with noise.

Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss. / (hyperbolic) Very loud.

present participle of deafen

(architecture) pugging / The process by which something is deafened.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deafen

simple past tense and past participle of deafen

plural of deafening

One who deafens.

plural of deafener

(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.