earsplitting
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adjective \-ˌspli-tiŋ\Definition of EARSPLITTING
: distressingly loud or shrill
See Examples of EARSPLITTING
- The train's whistle made an earsplitting noise.
- <the earsplitting noise coming from the jackhammers at the construction site>
First Known Use of EARSPLITTING
1835
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- Synonyms
- blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, loud, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, roaring, slam-bang, sonorous, stentorian, thundering, thunderous
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