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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
deafen .
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Examples
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Road digging 'deafens' BSNL clients telephone connections have gone dead in Khadki, Dapodi, Wakdewadi and Pashan road areas as the underground
WN.com - Articles related to Govt plans rice reserve sale in local markets 2009
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Now he blinds and deafens the mind controller and the two minions and executes the three of them with a gun taken from one of the lackeys.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Sandman’s Review Forum 2009
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Caves are very dark and if you fire that AK the muzzle flash is going to blind you as the blast deafens you.
Muslim Insurgents Mauled to Death by Bear After Hiding Out in Its Den 2009
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She had seen the snake rise, the one-eyed beast whose song blinds and deafens the heart.
Sins of the Father Kim Hutchinson 2011
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Religion blinds, deafens, and numbs us to the reality around us and though this may temporarily soothe our anxieties, like drugs or alcohol, there is a painful price to be paid down the road for such cowardly denial and self-defeating ignorance.
Victor Stenger: Is Religion Good For You? Victor Stenger 2011
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Caves are very dark and if you fire that AK the muzzle flash is going to blind you as the blast deafens you.
Muslim Insurgents Mauled to Death by Bear After Hiding Out in Its Den 2009
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Here's a good analogy: how friendly do you feel toward that loud H-D motorcycle that deafens you, or the hopped-up, "race" - inspired small sedan with the loud exhaust that races in and out around other cars?
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In the original scene, Hitler is told that his reign of power is over; he then deafens himself to reality, eloquently savages everyone who cost him his dreams, vows revenge and finally resigns himself to private grief.
'Downfall' Parody Clips Slowly Being Removed By YouTube 2010
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In the original scene, Hitler is told that his reign of power is over; he then deafens himself to reality, eloquently savages everyone who cost him his dreams, vows revenge and finally resigns himself to private grief.
'Downfall' Parody Clips Slowly Being Removed By YouTube 2010
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Dickens was a passionate advocate for the poor and his Santa-like second ghost in A Christmas Carol nearly deafens us with his jovial laughter -- until he reaches the punchline of his visit to Scrooge's world.
David Crumm: Where's the Santa Conscience? St. Nicholas Day Recalls the Needy David Crumm 2010
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