earsplitting

[ eer-split-ing ]

/ ˈɪərˌsplɪt ɪŋ /

ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.

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First recorded in 1880–85; ear¹ + splitting

As I stepped into the main building that housed Unit C, an earsplitting siren blared suddenly and a dozen strobes flashed.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane|Caitlin Dickson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And at the same time, the big Venusian let out a loud, long, earsplitting yell.
Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell
There was a flash, an earsplitting report, and the old soldier sank to the floor.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.|Various
This earsplitting racket continued, he says, without interruption for two days.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train

The voice of the expounder was suddenly drowned out by the earsplitting rapid-fire of the exhaust!
The River and I|John G. Neihardt
The automatic radiation safety equipment filled the ship with an earsplitting buzz of warning.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin