dea
den
Third Person
deadens
Present Participle
deadening
Past Tense
deadened
Past Participle
deadened
2
to make something less intense or to reduce its vitality
3
to make a voice quieter or less expressive
- She tried to deaden her voice to mask her anxiety during the presentation.
- The weight of the news seemed to deaden his voice, robbing it of its usual enthusiasm.
- She aimed to deaden her voice during the meeting to maintain a professional demeanor.
- The actor’s choice to deaden his voice added depth to the character's despair in the scene.
- The thick curtains helped to deaden her voice, preventing it from carrying into the hallway.
4
make vapid or deprive of spirit
5
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
6
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
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