Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deafening"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pugging \Pug"ging\, n. [See {Pug}, v. t.]
1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make
it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for
pottery, etc.
2. (Arch.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under
the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden
sound; -- in the United States usually called {deafening}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deafening \Deaf"en*ing\, n.
The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a
floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are
filled in this process; pugging.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deafen \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.]
1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to
render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.
--Addison.
2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or
floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining
with paper, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deafening
adj : loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {earsplitting},
{roaring}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]
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