Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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deadening | Yes | Yes | No | No |
deaden | No | No | Yes | No |
deadening (noun) | deaden (noun) |
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the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) |
deadening (adjective) | deaden (adjective) |
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
deadening (verb) | deaden (verb) |
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become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor | |
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | |
lessen the momentum or velocity of | |
make vapid or deprive of spirit | |
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | |
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | |
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients |