Meaning of deadening

dead•en•ing

Pronunciation: (ded'n-ing), [key]

— n.

a device or material employed to deaden or render dull.
a device or material preventing the transmission of sound.
a woodland in which the trees are killed by girdling prior to being cleared.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

deadening (Thesaurus)

dead end deadeye

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