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earsplitting

[ eer-split-ing ]

/ ˈɪərˌsplɪt ɪŋ /

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adjective

ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.

Origin of earsplitting

First recorded in 1880–85; ear¹ + splitting

Words nearby earsplitting

earplug, earreach, earring, ears are burning, one's, earshot, earsplitting, earth, earth almond, earth art, earth auger, earth closet

Example sentences from the Web for ear-splitting

No singer—not Miley Cyrus, not Pitbull, not Robin Thicke—got the kind of ear-splitting, elated response that Mahone did.

I Was Way Too Old for Z100’s Jingle Ball Concert. But I Couldn’t Have Had More Fun. |Kevin Fallon |December 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the end, Silverman hurled her microphone to the floor with an ear-splitting thump, and made a quick getaway.

Sarah Silverman's Climate Change Showdown |Lloyd Grove |March 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Watch the good, the bad, and the most ear-splitting celebrity renditions of the national anthem.

15 Best and Worst Celebrity National Anthem Performances |The Daily Beast Video |July 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He dreamt of dogs and of pups and of organs and of ear-splitting yelps and howls.

The Path of Life |Stijn Streuvels

All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.

Her Prairie Knight |B.M. Sinclair, AKA B. M. Bower
Overhead was the almost incessant flight and ear-splitting explosions of shells, an indescribable din.

The Battles in Flanders From Ypres to Neuve Chapelle |Edmund Dane
Then he heard with ear-splitting plainness the shrieking discord as the tremor shook the vibrating machine to silence.

Astounding Stories, March, 1931 |Various
I used to think there was an ear-splitting racket about the place on hog-killing day, but it was nothing to this.

The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice |John Henry Goldfrap

British Dictionary definitions for ear-splitting

ear-splitting

adjective

so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears