X19a
When a person’s hearing is not very good, you say he’s ________.
| DEAF | 680 |
| HARD OF HEARING | 420 |
| DEEF | 137 |
| HARD HEARING | 16 |
| PARTLY DEAF | 13 |
| SLIGHTLY DEAF | 12 |
| HALF-DEAF | 8 |
| PARTIALLY DEAF | 8 |
| LITTLE DEAF | 6 |
| GETTING DEAF | 4 |
| DEAF AS A DOORNAIL | 3 |
| LITTLE BIT DEAF | 3 |
| STONE DEAF | 3 |
| DON’T HEAR GOOD | 2 |
| DULL OF HEARING | 2 |
| LITTLE HARD OF HEARING | 2 |
| TIN-EARED | 2 |
| BIT DEAF | 1 |
| CAN’T HEAR PAST HIS NOSE | 1 |
| CAN’T HEAR TOO WELL | 1 |
| CAN’T HEAR VERY WELL | 1 |
| DEAF AS A POST | 1 |
| DEAF IN ONE EAR | 1 |
| DEAF OF HEARING | 1 |
| DEAFENED | 1 |
| DEAFER THAN AN ADDER | 1 |
| DEEF AND DUMB | 1 |
| DOESN’T HEAR TOO GOOD | 1 |
| GETTING HARD OF HEARING | 1 |
| HAS A LOSS OF HEARING | 1 |
| HAS TROUBLE HEARING | 1 |
| IMPAIRED | 1 |
| KINDA DEAF | 1 |
| KINDA DEEF | 1 |
| KINDA HARD OF HEARING | 1 |
| LITTLE DEEF | 1 |
| LITTLE OFF ON HIS HEARING | 1 |
| LOSING HIS HEARING | 1 |
| MITE DEAF | 1 |
| NEEDS A HEARING AID | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NR | 1 |
| PARTIALLY DEEF | 1 |
| PARTLY DEEF | 1 |
| POOR OF HEARING | 1 |
| SLIGHT OF HEARING | 1 |
| SLIGHTLY HARD OF HEARING | 1 |
| SOMEWHAT DEAF | 1 |
| SORT OF DEEF | 1 |
| SORTA DEAF | 1 |
| THICK ON HEARING | 1 |
| YOU’LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP | 1 |
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