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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

- 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...
- 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....
- bezels around the speedo and tach. The GT-A also had additional sound deadening and privacy gl**** installed from the factory and the engine manifold and...
- particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties. Mixtures are available in fine, medium, and co**** grades...
- with a single pedal, an approach which "accents the second note... [and] deadens the drumhead's resonance", which gives a short, muffled b**** drum sound...
- models had an updated grille, bumper, side mirrors and increased sound deadening. The third generation high-performance WRX variants continued in production...
- 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...
- the coming w****s, the woman grows tired and dreams of suc****bing to the deadening snow. On 25 May, after spending a year at the lodge in the narrow valley...
- thought to have originated from hard wearing in the field, or as a means of deadening a sword blow and perhaps entangling the attacker's weapon. The spread...
- its presence in ambient air at concentration over 100–150 ppm quickly deadens the sense of smell, and a victim may breathe increasing quantities without...