ear-splittingadjective
uk/ˈɪəˌsplɪt.ɪŋ/us/ˈɪrˌsplɪt̬.ɪŋ/also ear-piercingAn ear-splitting sound is so loud or high that it hurts your ears:
an ear-splitting explosion
ear-piercing screams
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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