English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "gedoof" is om iets minder intens of lewendig te maak, om die sensitiwiteit of reaksie van iets te verdoof of te verminder, of om iets sy lewenskragtigheid of lewenskragtigheid te laat verloor. Dit kan ook verwys na die handeling om iets klankdig te maak of die geraasvlak daarvan te verminder. Die woord "gedoof" word dikwels gebruik om emosies, gevoelens of sensasies te beskryf wat afgestomp of verdoof geraak het.

Sentence Examples

  1. Within minutes, on a less-than-empty belly, the gruff voices and guttural sounds lulled her into a deadened sleep.
  2. The youth and his friend of a sudden looked up, feeling a deadened form of distress at the waning of these noises, which had become a part of life.
  3. Every one of them veiled with the same deadened look.
  4. He too shifted his eyes to each blank stare all marked with the distinct, deadened look everyone wears following a catastrophe.
  5. It struck the courtyard stone, punctuating the silence like a deadened weight.
  6. With the last of her strength, she rose to her feet, deadened to the weight of her arms.
  7. Richard spun to block the blade but failed to deflect the sword, its speed not fully deadened it made it through his defence and sliced into his left shoulder.