deaden

[US]/ˈdedn/
[UK]/ˈdedn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. gawing hindi gaanong matindi; gawing manhid; paghiwalayin sa
Word Forms
Present Participledeadening
Past Tensedeadened
Past Participledeadened
Third Person Singulardeadens
Pluraldeadens

Phrases & Collocations

deaden the nerves

pakalmahin ang mga nerbiyo

Example Sentences

thick walls that deaden street noises

makapal na mga dingding na nagpapahina sa mga ingay sa kalye

a medication to deaden the pain; wall tiles that deaden the sound from the rehearsal studio.

isang gamot upang mawala ang sakit; mga tile sa dingding na nagpapahina sa tunog mula sa rehearsal studio.

The dentist deadened the nerve with novocaine.

Pinahina ng dentista ang nerbiyo gamit ang novocaine.

ether was used to deaden the pain.

Ginagamit ang ether upang mawala ang sakit.

diabetes can deaden the nerve endings.

Maaaring mapahina ng diabetes ang mga nerve endings.

laughter might deaden us to the moral issue.

Maaaring mapahina sa atin ng pagtawa sa isyung moral.

Wood is used to deaden the noise.

Ang kahoy ay ginagamit upang mapahina ang ingay.

The driver deadened the noise of the car with a new muffler.

Pinahina ng driver ang ingay ng kotse gamit ang bagong muffler.

the syllabus has deadened the teaching process.

Napahina ng syllabus ang proseso ng pagtuturo.

technology can deaden the human spirit or lift it to the farthermost corners of our imaginations.

Maaaring mapahina ng teknolohiya ang diwa ng tao o itaas ito sa pinakamalayong sulok ng ating imahinasyon.

A soft varnish and an insufficient undercoating have a tendency to deaden heavily the sound of a violin.

Ang malambot na barnis at hindi sapat na undercoating ay may tendensiyang mapahina nang husto ang tunog ng isang biyolin.

Real-world Examples

Because their nerves are deadened from being so stupid.

Source: Friends Season 3

That's because their nerves are probably deadened from being so stupid.

Source: Friends Season 3

A murmur of voices, deadened by the heavy hangings, came from the principal drawing-room.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

The noise of the water drumming in the kettle deadened her pain, it seemed.

Source: Garden Party (Part 2)

The sympathies of our nature are strengthened by pondering cogitations, and deadened by thoughtless use.

Source: Defending Feminism (Part 2)

For a moment, the deadened look in Sirius's eyes became more pronounced than ever, as though shutters had closed behind them.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In the parlor I heard a slow arpeggio, and his voice, deadened, and a denial from her.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Some thick old hangings had been nailed up before the windows, to deaden the sound of the shrieks.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

" Let's go, " says Estragon, before the deadening final stage direction: " They do not move."

Source: The Economist Culture

Of the asceticism that deadens the senses, as of the vulgar profligacy that dulls them, it was to know nothing.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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