earsplitting
[eer-split-ing]
- ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
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Origin of earsplitting
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Examples from the Web for earsplitting
Contemporary Examples
As I stepped into the main building that housed Unit C, an earsplitting siren blared suddenly and a dozen strobes flashed.
Historical Examples
But this earsplitting clatter was like nothing he had ever heard before.
Tom Slade on a TransportPercy Keese Fitzhugh
The anti-aircraft gun had gone off just outside with an earsplitting report.
The Onslaught from RigelFletcher Pratt
There was a flash, an earsplitting report, and the old soldier sank to the floor.
They were halfway out on the reef when the plane leveled out of its dive with an earsplitting whine.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet XVictor Appleton
The voice of the expounder was suddenly drowned out by the earsplitting rapid-fire of the exhaust!
The River and IJohn G. Neihardt