Definition of Deadening in English :

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Deadening meaning in English

Meaning of Deadening in English

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Deadening pronunciation in English

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Deadening

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Noun

1. constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Adjective

2. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Example Sentences:
'a boring evening with uninteresting people'
'the deadening effect of some routine tasks'
'a dull play'
'his competent but dull performance'
'a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention'
'what an irksome task the writing of long letters is'
'tedious days on the train'
'the tiresome chirping of a cricket'
'other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Deadening

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noun
material used to make rooms soundproof

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Deadening

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n.
Material used for soundproofing.

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