deadened

How To Use deadened In A Sentence

• The driver deadened the noise of the car with a new muffler.
• A log cabin, and, occasionally, a stable and corn-crib, and a field of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or "deadened," and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. The Frontier in American History
• The wood panelling in the rooms deadened any noise from outside.
• A critical taste might have objected that the plush curtains which shaded the windows were too heavy for summer; that the begilded wallpaper "swore" a little at its own dado and frieze, as well as deadened the effect of the pictures which hung against it; and that the drapery of lace and velvet which veiled the fireplace made a fire inconvenient and almost impossible, however cold the weather might be. A Little Country Girl
• She then closed up the hut and covered the few coals with ashes so that the fire would not die out entirely, just as a man does with his inner feelings; he covers them with the ashes of his life, which he calls indifference, so that they may not be deadened by daily contact with his fellows. The Social Cancer
• A local priest called to the scene of the crash said several communities had been "deadened" by the loss of life. Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie
• We walked back again leisurely, though to my excited imagination the sound of the filing deadened every other sound. Three Times and Out: A Canadian Boy's Experience in Germany
• However, in this situation, like most others, we smokers have a slight advantage; our nasal nerves have long since been deadened with a film of tar.
• The Christian legalization of belief in Christ has deadened us to the free openness of his life.
• she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth