Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Deafeningly or overpoweringly noisy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
earsplitting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
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Examples
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To the ear-splitting accompaniment of the security alarms he rode the escalator up to the platforms.
Translated Texts 2010
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And I miss the wonderful noise that a grand prix grid used to create, its individual components – the angry bark of the 1954 straight-eight Mercedes, the ear-splitting shriek of the V12 Matra of the late 70s, the eerie whoosh of the turbocharged four-cylinder BMW of the mid-80s – as distinctive as the instruments of an orchestra.
F1 grid loses its glorious blend of voices | Richard Williams 2011
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But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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• Board a pleasure boat on the Nile, where the capital's denizens come out to play in a fiesta of ear-splitting Arab pop beats and eye-watering neon.
Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday money 2011
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But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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• Board a pleasure boat on the Nile, where the capital's denizens come out to play in a fiesta of ear-splitting Arab pop beats and eye-watering neon.
Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday money 2011
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But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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And I miss the wonderful noise that a grand prix grid used to create, its individual components – the angry bark of the 1954 straight-eight Mercedes, the ear-splitting shriek of the V12 Matra of the late 70s, the eerie whoosh of the turbocharged four-cylinder BMW of the mid-80s – as distinctive as the instruments of an orchestra.
F1 grid loses its glorious blend of voices | Richard Williams 2011
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Before him, there was a jarring, ear-splitting rendition of "Unchained Melody" by Season 4's Constantine Maroulis.
American Idol Backstage Report: An Emotional Stefano Dodges Another Bullet 2011
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