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Definition of Earsplitting
1. Adjective. Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.
Definition of Earsplitting
1. a. Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.
Definition of Earsplitting
1. Adjective. Extremely loud, painfully loud. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Earsplitting
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earsplitting
Literary usage of Earsplitting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands by Hugh Fraser (1910)
"By the time we reached the cruel " im- parfait du subjonctif " we were black in
the face, and Mademoiselle indulgently explained that the earsplitting " Que ..."
2. The Autobiography of an Individualist by James Octavius Fagan (1912)
"... while from the courtyards of every church in the city showers of rockets
ascended on prayerful missions, cracking the skies with an earsplitting din. ..."
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