ear-piercing
[eer-peer-sing]
- extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
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Origin of ear-piercing
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Related Words for ear-piercing
heavy, lusty, resounding, roaring, ringing, big, vociferous, vehement, rowdy, powerful, strident, raucous, rambunctious, deafening, boisterous, emphatic, strong, intense, thundering, discordantExamples from the Web for ear-piercing
Contemporary Examples of ear-piercing
All that Huck Finn innocence was wiped out with one ear-piercing pig-like squeal.
Is it true that I am the only person who has ever been interviewed twice [ear-piercing whistle] by Playboy?
Historical Examples of ear-piercing
John appeared at an upper window in answer to the ear-piercing call.
A Son of the CityHerman Gastrell Seely
An ear-piercing scream, which has never since left my memory followed.
By the Barrow RiverEdmund Leamy
As I was approaching the barracks of the 11th Company I heard some ear-piercing music from there.
The DuelA. I. Kuprin
And then there is one ear-piercing crack, one blinding flash, and all is over.
DisciplineCharles Kingsley
There was an ear-piercing clang, and the shield parted down the middle.
A Knyght Ther WasRobert F. Young