Definitions for deafens

deafens deaf·en

Spelling: [def-uh n]
IPA: /ˈdɛf ən/

Deafens is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in deafens (adeefns).

Definitions for deafens

verb (used with object)

  1. to make deaf:
  2. to stun or overwhelm with noise:
  3. deaden (def 3).
  4. Obsolete. to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound.

Origin of deafens

First recorded in 1590-1600; deaf + -en1

Examples for deafens

The whistles of the police leaped through the air, but did not deafen the shouts.

The noise of the discharge is an evil, it ought to be made to do work, not deafen.

Silence helps them to continue depriving their people of opportunities…the silence is so loud that it might deafen society.

The eternal drumming in the streets is enough to deafen one for life.

The roar of the surf, which had troubled him ever since his adventure, threatened to deafen him.

It was useless to struggle against it, and deafen my ears to the cry.

It is to deafen, to keep down in some measure, the clamors of his bad conscience.

At dark, swarms fill our room, deafen our ears, and irritate our skin.

So as to deafen myself a little I do this: I drum on my ears.

"He yells loud enough to deafen a chanter," continued Gauchre.

Word Value for deafens
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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