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deafing

deafing is the present participle and gerund of deaf.

Meaning of deaf

Verb

deaf (third-person singular simple present deafs, present participle deafing, simple past and past participle deafed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deafen.
    • It is enough, my hearing shall be punish'd With what shall happen, -- 'gainst the which there is No deafing -- but to hear, not taint mine eye With dread sights that it may shun.1634, John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Two Noble Kinsmen

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Questions about deafing

What is deafing the present participle and gerund of?
Deafing is the present participle and gerund of deaf.

Words near deafing in the dictionary

  1. deaffricatization
  2. deafhood
  3. deafhoods
  4. deafie
  5. deafies
  6. deafing
  7. deafish
  8. deafism
  9. deafisms
  10. deafly
  11. Deaflympian

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