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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ded-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛd n



Definition of deadened

Origin :
  • 1660s "deprive of or diminish (some quality)," from dead (adj.) + -en (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening.
  • verb diminish, muffle, quiet
Example sentences :
  • The excitement caused by the reading of the letter dulled and deadened.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The sharp clack of the streets was deadened to a low hum as of the sea afar off.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • There was no sound anywhere except the light fall of his own deadened footstep.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • There was an interval in which the voices were deadened and confused.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • I heard the deadened thud of Martin's footsteps on the lawn passing to and fro.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • It would be muffled and deadened by the leaves and branches all about it.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • There was an exultation in Jon's heart that deadened the hunger and washed away the nausea.
  • Extract from : « Acid Bath » by Vaseleos Garson
  • It was as though he himself had been deadened to every sense but this.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • I cried, in the scared, deadened voice of an awful discovery.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • The suggestion of a laugh in the deadened voice passed off in a catch of the breath.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for deadened

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