deafening : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deafening	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for deafening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deafening adj loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deafen \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deafening}.] [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.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deafening \Deaf"en*ing\, n. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pugging \Pug"ging\, n. [See {Pug}, v. t.] 1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc. 2. (Arch.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called {deafening}.