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earsplitting

[eer-split-ing] / ˈɪərˌsplɪt ɪŋ /


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In Meggison’s case, the incessant bills and collection calls, coupled with the anguish of divorce, were like an earsplitting noise she couldn’t quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Walker fondly recalls those glory seasons, when the Phillies made consecutive World Series trips in 2008 and 2009, and all the excitement, the earsplitting noise that made Citizens Bank Park the place to be.

From Washington Times Oct. 15, 2023

Instead, they embraced every shred of criticism, no matter how pointed or earsplitting.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2023

Up close, the spinning turbines make an earsplitting din.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2023

“Good afternoon, ladies,” she says, and there is an instant and earsplitting feedback whine from the PA system.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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