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Definition of Deadening

Deadening
Deaden Dead"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] [From Dead; cf. AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.

Meaning of Deadening from wikipedia

- particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties. Mixtures are available in fine, medium, and co**** grades...
- Jack Thayer described it: Occasionally there had been a muffled thud or deadened explosion within the ship. Now, without warning she seemed to start forward...
- the flesh is an act by which an individual or group s****s to mortify or deaden their sinful nature, as a part of the process of sanctification. In Christianity...
- emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine—especially a noise-deadening device forming part of the exhaust system of an automobile. Mufflers are...
- natural resonance frequencies; as a result, sheet-lead is used as a sound deadening layer in the walls, floors, and ceilings of sound studios. Organ pipes...
- for consumers to open. Other purposes include filtrating fluids, sound deadening, allowing light or fluids to p**** through, and to create an aesthetic...
- up damper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses. It may refer to: Damper pedal, a device that...
- writing, "[The Wachowskis] computer-generated imagery goes from dazzling to deadening in action scenes that favor heavy, clanking weaponry over the martial-arts...
- increase knowledge: "knowledge, to enlighten and free the mind from clinging deadening prejudices—a wider circle of sympathy with our fellow-creatures;—these...
- hearing Lenny mention he had a small part in the horror movie The Re-Deadening, Homer takes the kids to see the movie, leaving Bart and Lisa scared....