1. made less intense, sharp, or sensitive

1. past tense and past participle of deaden: to make less intense, sharp, or sensitive

Examples

• The thick carpet deadened the sound of footsteps.
• Years of loud music had deadened his hearing.
• The medication deadened the pain in her back.
• The heavy curtains deadened the noise from the street.
• Cold weather deadened the feeling in his fingers.
• The shock had deadened her emotions.
• Insulation deadened the sound between rooms.