deadening: Meaning and Definition of
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.
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