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.

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  • 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

  • To the ear-splitting accompaniment of the security alarms he rode the escalator up to the platforms.

    Translated Texts 2010

  • 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

  • But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.

    Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011

  • • 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

  • But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.

    Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011

  • But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.

    Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011

  • • 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

  • But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.

    Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011

  • 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

  • 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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