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deadening
/ˈdɛdənɪŋ/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- verb
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
muffle the message
- verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle the plant
- verb
make vapid or deprive of spirit
deadened wine
- verb
lessen the momentum or velocity of
deaden a ship's headway