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How to pronounce “deafen”
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Pronunciation guide for deafen
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of deafen with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Bikes and Bloomers: Victorian Women Inventors...
The shouts and the yells of children deafen one.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
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How to pronounce deafen
Bikes and Bloomers: Victorian Women Inventors...
The shouts and the yells of children deafen one.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “deafen”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
- (transitive) To make soundproof.
- (transitive, rare, dialectal, sometimes figurative) To stun, as with noise.
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