Imran Amed

I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it.

Canadian Editor

Joe Perry

When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around.

American Musician

Eva Marie

The crowd reaction is something that I definitely love. When I first started if I walked out from behind that curtain and heard a pin drop or deafening silence, then you have to look at switching something up.

American Actress

Richard Bonynge

You go to a musical; you are deafened by them, with everything blown up. I remember musicals when they didn't use microphones.

Australian Musician

Helen Thomas

It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.

American Journalist

Geraldine Brooks

Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.

Australian Journalist

Ernst Toller

Slogans which deafened us so that we could not hear the truth.

German Playwright

John C. Maxwell

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.

American Clergyman

Pete Hoekstra

The silence caused by politicizing speech is deafening.

American Politician

Corazon Aquino

The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.

Statesman

Used to describe actual hearing loss, often due to extreme noise exposure.

Literal Meaning

Implies that the hearing loss might be irreversible.

Permanent Effect

Often used in solemn or serious contexts due to its association with disability.

Serious Tone

Can describe situations where noise is overwhelming but does not actually cause hearing loss.

Metaphoric Use

Highlights extreme noise that dominates all other senses, creating a sense of overload.

Sensory Overload

Sometimes used to exaggerate a situation for dramatic or comedic effect.

Figurative Hyperbole

 a horrific beast stalks the endless corridors of its prison, enraged with a bloodlust so intense that its deafening roar shakes the Earth. It is easy to see why the Minotaur myth has a long history of being disregarded as pure fiction. However, there's a good chance that the Minotaur

The scientific origins...

 The shops are closed, the pub's gone, the playground's pretty desolate and never used, and inside Ella's house, the tension is palpable and the noise levels are deafening. The TV's on at full volume. One of her sons is fighting with one of her daughters.

Social Services Are...

 down down deeper than even divers can go you're surrounded by beauty but soon you noticed fish caught in plastic six-pack rings more human trash surrounds you now your body starts shaking and you hear a deafening sound you look up massive boat

The role of disruption...

 And of course, we were stunned for a while, but when we managed to get our wits about us, we looked at it and said, "My gosh, what's going to happen with that little cub? She's probably going to forever associate that deafening crash with us."

Beverly + Dereck...

 then they just kept happening and then finally towards the end of it I just I was deafening it and it was a great experience now I don't have like the barriers here keeping me from getting too close where we are in the world

She Dances With 10,000...

 and at times the silence from our nonblack brothers and sisters can feel deafening. How we can bring our allies into the mix, to better support ending systemic violence and racism against the black communities,

The path to ending...

 and he doesn't disappoint in an effort to push the rivals away nick rallies the santo into a deafening chorus i can't distinguish anymore what's our chance what's your neighboring chimp

Thought-provoking...

 when we got here in the morning that's the first time really we saw it there were just dead bats as far as the eye could see there was a deafening sound of babies crying

When The World Gets 1℃...

 He tells them how eager he is to bind hands with his sponsa, or bride-to-be. The siblings begin discussing tomorrow’s wedding— but a deafening boom interrupts them.

Run, sail, or hide? How...

 thunder shot from his 12-gauge shotgun it's a blank round but it delivers a deafening boom and a flash of light that momentarily stuns the inmates into submission

Deafen