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The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways.
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Meaning of "deadening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEADENING

deadening  [ˈdedənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEADENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deadening is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEADENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of deadening in the English dictionary

The definition of deadening in the dictionary is having a depressing and desensitizing effect. Other definition of deadening is reducing the resonance or volume of sound.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEADENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
hardening
ˈhɑːdənɪŋ
maddening
ˈmædənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
puddening
ˈpʊdənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
saddening
ˈsædənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
unpardoning
ʌnˈpɑːdənɪŋ
widening
ˈwaɪdənɪŋ
work-hardening
ˈwɜːkˌhɑːdənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEADENING

dead-letter office
dead-nettle
dead-smooth file
dead-stroke
dead-tree
deadbeat
deadbolt
deadboy
deaden
deadener
deadeningly
deader
deadeye
deadfall
deadhead
deadhouse
deadlier
deadliest
deadlift
deadlight

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEADENING

beginning
christening
deepening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
intervening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
screening
sharpening
shortening
thickening
tightening
weakening
whitening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of deadening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEADENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deadening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deadening

Translation of «deadening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEADENING

Find out the translation of deadening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deadening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deadening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隔音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amortiguamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

deadening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शामक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخفيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мертвящей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amortecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুসাৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amortissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abstumpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防音材
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약하게하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

deadening
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழித்துக்கட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dindirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammortizzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tłumiącymi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мертвущої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsită de viață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόσβεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstikkende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dämpande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lyddempende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deadening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADENING»

The term «deadening» is regularly used and occupies the 84.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEADENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deadening

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3 QUOTES WITH «DEADENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deadening.
1
Phil Harris
The way they had the room that I was in set up, there was some sort of sound deadening platform that I had to stand on in order to get close enough to the microphone.
2
Paul Kantner
The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways.
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Dorothea Lange
Surefire things are deadening to the human spirit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEADENING»

Discover the use of deadening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deadening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Education in ancient Israel: across the deadening silence
The writers of the Bible depended on other sources for much of their work, including the pseudepigrapha, madeavailable here in two volumes Education, for the people who lived in the biblical world, was more than a simple matter of ...
James L. Crenshaw, 1998
2
Auto Body Repair Technology
(Courtesy of DaimlerChrysler Corporation) 14.8 SOUND-DEADENING PAPS Sound-deadening pads are often bonded to the inside surface of trunk cavities and doors to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness. Sound-deadening material is ...
James E. Duffy, Robert Scharff, 2003
3
I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair
I I INSTALLING SOUND-DEADENING PADS Sound-deadening pads are often bonded to the inside surface of trunk cavities and doors to reduce noise, vibration , and harshness. Sound-deadening material is made of a plastic or asphalt- based ...
James E. Duffy, 2000
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Insulating, Sealing & Ventilating Your House
GYPSUM WALLBOARD EJOTH SIDES 2"x4" STUDS SOUND-DEADENING BOARD - GYPSUM WALLBOARD -SOUND-DEADENING BATTS — 2" x 4 PL ATE STC 46 TO 48 2"x 4" STUD WALL WITH A DOUBLE-LAYER GYPSUM ...
William Perkins Spence, 2006
5
The American Architect Specification Manual Vol 1
l Hydrex-“Saniflor” Sound Deadening Felt. The sound deadening material used, as shown or noted on the drawings, shall be HYDREX“SANIFLOR” Sound Deadening Felt, made by the HYDREX FELT & ENGINEERING COMPANY, 120  ...
6
Wholeness Lost and Wholeness Regained: Forgotten Tales of ...
This belief in (rationally reductive) definability is a deadening force that fetters (' ching-ba'i bdud)." He then goes on to explain the "stuff" or substance of this deadening force to be the lack of or drop in the supraconscious ecstatic intensity  ...
Herbert V. Guenther, 1994
7
Arkansas Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of ...
Mills was one of the witnesses to establish the preemption right of Williams, and, in his affitlavit before the land agent, he had described the improvement as a deadening of several acres, but in his deposition take-n in this case, he would not  ...
Arkansas. Supreme Court, George W Williams, 1889
8
Maximum PC
Noise-deadening material such as Dynamat (www.dynamat.com) doesn't bother with acoustic absorption. Instead, it goes straight to the source of the problem. All those internal fans cause the metal of your case to resonate, which amplifies the  ...
9
Encyclopedia of Materials, Parts and Finishes, Second Edition
They are used to coat the undersides of floor panels, fenders, gasoline tanks, and frames to protect against corrosion and provide sound deadening and joint sealing. The coatings have high resistance to deic- ing salts, moisture, and water.
Mel Schwartz, 2002
10
The Philosophical Magazine
The law above-mentioned, as is known, presuppOses a deadening force proportional and opposite to the velocity ; the measure of the deadening force referred to the unit of velocity is the product eM, in which M is the moment of inertia. Now ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEADENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deadening is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genre: Drama Running Time: 102 min. Release Date: July 10, 2015
... Rosie), it paints long-distance relationships not as an obstacle to everlasting romance but as something deadening and often deceptive. «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Movie review: Amy Winehouse documentary offers exceptional …
... Winehouse gradually recedes from our view as her renown grows, obscured by a blizzard of flashes and a deadening haze of celebrity. «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
3
History of the Plymouth Barracuda: A Muscle Car in Search of Itself
They also included a fiberglass hood scoop and front fenders, reduced weight side glass, and sound deadening components. Conspicuously ... «BoldRide.com, Jul 15»
4
2015 Honda HR-V review: First drive
Honda has added enormous amounts of sound deadening materials in the floor, which contributes to a very serene ride, even at motorway ... «Recombu, Jul 15»
5
Better Know Your City: Here's the full story behind the design of the …
The deadening parking garage on Third Street. (Courtesy HKS). At this point, the structure reveals itself to have switched from Omni to parking ... «Broken Sidewalk, Jul 15»
6
England put shirt on 'ball-deadening grip' for Rugby World Cup
The new jerseys, with 3D red rose, are more of a work of art and science but fans will have to shell out three figures and will the kit – and team ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Your winners and losers from the NBA's 2015 free-agent market
It's also just as deadening to see such smart and inspired people be forced to pull what should be the NBA's greatest franchise out of quicksand ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
8
Carl Pope: Paris Climate Talks Could Bring as Much Progress as …
In addition to the weather, the World Summit on Climate and Territories suffers from the usual conference burden of deadening boiler plate and ... «EcoWatch, Jul 15»
9
Mark Ruffalo on 'Infinitely Polar Bear'
I think sometimes playing a real person can be deadening in a performance because you need that magical feeling of spontaneity to really ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
10
Robin Williams' Last Director Reveals the Actor's Approach to …
He's married, his mother recently died, his father is in a home, and his life is on a deadening treadmill. One day, Nolan accidentally drives into a ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»

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