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The pools were black and a little intimidating, and the cascading water was as deafening as Niagara Falls.

The hissing of the water rent the air with a deafening sound, and the vapor, blown by the wind, fell in rain upon the sea.

He was laughing silently to himself in the darkness with the great bell keeping up its deafening noise on the landing-place.

Ignited the "sky full of stars" , only with a loud deafening noise, many hearts "small missile" flew into the air.

A sudden loud whistle ran through the cabin. My head was like in a vice. There was a deafening noise of crumpling metal.

We pitched nose down, the windows blew out. The noise was deafening. Papers, clothing, everything was being sucked out of the windows.

Oxymoron: A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.

The river is as ferocious beasts in the roar, a deafening Hou Sheng, as if the entire valley in fibrillation.

Klaxon sounded, so deafening that Brooks leaped straight up out of his chair, mashing his knee on the underside of the console.

Both were dressed in T-shirts emblazoned with a large golden bird; the emblem, no doubt, of some deafening, tuneless rock band.

The noise was as hellish and frightening as it was deafening.

Unlike other films of that era, A Space Odyssey showed outer space as a silent place, rather than as a hotbed of deafening explosions.

Suddenly, with a blinding flash of light and a deafening roaring sound, the pumpkin grew, and grew and grew!

The genie claps his hands with a deafening crash, and the entire sea turns into beer.

Deafening firecrackers to break out, the fireworks crisscross rises, families throughout the city boiling, a New Year will have arrived.

They took him through the door and the roar grew louder; as soon as he was visible the roar reached a deafening pitch.

When I got off the bus the next day, the silence grew deafening.

The hum and whine of the electricity as it is converted into a more usable 400-volt form is deafening.

Deafening celebrations erupted in Tripoli, but none of the reports could be independently verified.

Suddenly Dziwisz heard a deafening noise, and pigeons all over the square took flight. Then the pope slumped against him.

As the sun attempts to rise on yet another chilling winter's morning, we awake to the sound of deafening rains.

Young people like the exciting and deafening pop music while older folks prefer melodious folk-songs or classic music.

In an instant the whole city would be engulfed in the deafening noise of the firecrackers.

She woke up from her deep reverie to an ear-deafening noisy honk of some angry truck driver.

For all the Westminster grumbling, British political debate still leaves room for a moderate middle, and not just deafening partisans.

And they might reach a deafening pitch if, as seems very likely, it happens at a time of rising US unemployment.

Finally, the sky, strange things have emerged in the flowers, the sound was deafening, soul-stirring.

The workers have to wear earplug to put up with the deafening moise in the factor.

So deafening was the noise that I could hardly hear myself speak.

Devastating broadsides are fired with a deafening roar and cannon balls tear through enemy ships and their crew.

the emblem, no doubt, of some deafening, timeless rock band.

Tens of thousands of emotional anti-government protesters erupted in deafening cheers on the streets of Cairo after the announcement.

As I put the last letter down, there is a deafening bang and the air conditioning unit fails.

With a deafening sound at the side of the hill, the bomb is exploded.

There was a deafening bang and the sidecar broke away from the bike completely .

The sounds of people's conversations mixed together into a deafening rumble, which filled the hall.

He sat down amid deafening applause.

Hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium. Sports mania. Deafening crowds.

The deafening din of the huge, emotional throng made the march one of the most incredible events I had ever participated in.

For evidence that it thrives still, go into any smart New York restaurant, where the noise level will be deafening.

Criticism of Lewis had reached deafening levels as it became apparent that he had overpaid for Merrill.

Rebels celebrated the capture with deafening amounts of celebratory gunfire, filling the air with smoke.

The glare in the streets tired his eyes, the dust was intolerable, the noise was deafening .

The calls for a weaker dollar and protection against imports would jump to deafening levels.

Citizens lined up distant country welcomed the princess and been taken back, blowing their horn pounding drums, lively deafening sound.

But you should be careful about the things that you wish . Because the last thing he heard was a deafening squish .

filed an explosion, people naturally think of bombs, mines deafening explosion moving to the roaring.

She was terrified at the deafening explosion .

After a long, motionless beat, he pointed and let out a deafening scream.

The new fish disembark, chained together single-file. The old- timers holler and shake the fence. A deafening gauntlet.

This week America will resound to the deafening roar of automatic rifle fire being discharged by Palin across its airwaves.

All at once there was a deafening roar from the warship.

As the skipper landed us on the first of the rocks, the cries of the crested terns became deafening.

The movie had a beautiful soundscape that made the jungle truly deafening and quiet all at once.

The lively percussion instrument sound passes on unceasingly from inside, deafening.

It is quiet, peaceful and deafening all at once, the perfect contrast to explore over a glass of red wine.

There were a large horde of cows with giant bells around their necks , deafening to the ears.

The sudden deafening noise really scared me to death.

You answer an interviewer's question and then, instead of asking another, he just stares at you in a deafening silence.

At the party, everyone danced to the deafening music wildly .

The noise, as they emerged from the passage, was simply deafening .

With the cheerful deafening sound of gongs and drums, firecrackers, long jump dance.

From private internet companies, which were never state-owned, the buzz is deafening.

As the snake shook its head, a deafening shout behind Harry made both of them jump.

His brilliant speech won the deafening applause of the audience.

The deafening roar of hundreds of thousands of people fills the Chicago night.

The protest ended in a deafening barrage of blasts, whistles and shouts at the stroke of 7pm.

Amid deafening applause, people on the platform went ashore in succession.

At regular intervals, deafening rock music erupts and the crowd rushes to ogle skimpily clad dancers strutting their stuff.

About an hour later, he heard six deafening blasts coming from the mountainside.

However, she must have been pleased as punch when she heard the deafening applause and saw the audience's standing ovation .

The storm burst upon us with a deafening roar.

Then there is the noise a cacophony of booms and crackles so deafening that small children can't sleep, cats fret and car alarms go off.

Trumper played the carols, again and again, the sound deafening noise.

I finally started wearing earplugs onstage in 2002, after playing a particularly deafening show.

He has a large bell in his hand and this he swings mechanically, awakening a deafening clangor.

The touchdown brought deafening cheers from the crowd.

a. The bomb went off with a deafening crash.

DEAFENING NOISE of industrial washers and presses.

I can hardly stand the deafening noise from the construction site near my flat.

My arms and legs were trampled, the sound of shouts and sirens was deafening.

There was a deafening silence from Japan and South Korea, both of which have massive investments in China.

In the deafening cacophony of voices in Washington on the debt ceiling, it is easy to miss a potentially more significant development.

Silence. . . you get to enjoy deafening silence when you feel like you need to be alone.

SK: Well, it's like my father always used to say: You can't make an omelet without permanently deafening someone.

The deafening noise and the glare of the engine fire, would have a bad effect on the nerves.

Because of the deafening sound on a ride platform, operators must use hand signals to communicate.

The miniature Niagara Falls are more than 80 meters wide and over 10 meters deep and the noise of the water rushing here is deafening.

Road vehicle traffic, but no less than a pungent sniff the exhaust, and can not hear the deafening sound of the horn.

The voices rose to a deafening pitch.

Road vehicle traffic, but no less than a pungent sniff the exhaust, and can not hear the deafening sound of the horn.

The voices rose to a deafening pitch.

The din is deafening as workers hammer and weld the parts together.

Sports mania. Deafening crowds.

The deafening Sihan, accompanied the band's electro-acoustic resonance, the Macao Cultural Center Arts Plaza, a young people into the park.

In the deafening sound of firecrackers, the New Year began.

Most of all, it allows your heart to have a say when confronted with the deafening voice of shoulds and social norms.

As skipper landed us on the first of the rocks, thecries ofthecrested terns became deafening.

Think the applause was deafening.

Benjamin : Is the car owner a lady with deafening voice?

Benjamin : Is the car owner a lady with deafening voice?

Your silence is deafening.

His silence was deafening.

The noise of jets taking off is deafening.

the roll of thunder was deafening.

The music is deafening us!

The uproar was deafening for nearly everyone was talking at the same time.

I see the flashing lights. It's a deafening sound.

He asked the Royal band to play deafening music. What a stupid action!

At Kingsnorth power station last year, officers played deafening music through the night (including "I Fought The Law And The Law Won" ).

At Kingsnorth power station last year, officers played deafening music through the night (including "I Fought The Law And The Law Won" ).

With the door open , the noise of the machine is almost deafening .

When he saw such giant pumpkin rolled at him with bright eyes shining in holes and heard the deafening song, he screamed

Deafening her by shouting in her ear when you come

I felt a love of such deafening weight

A deafening sound of beating the gongs and drums; great din of gongs and drums

a deafening sound from the nearby construction site

And the silence is so deafening

the night is deafening when the silence is listening

Lights and deafening rock music

Lights and deafening rock music

Trapped in your mind, and the sound is deafening