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ear-piercing

[eer-peer-sing] / ˈɪərˌpɪər sɪŋ /








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As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A certain portion of the fanbase do romanticise the ear-piercing sound of the engines from the 1990s and early 2000s.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Every match has felt like a home game for Morocco, whose passionate supporters greeted all the spells of possession by Spain and Portugal with ear-piercing whistles and jeers.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2022

And is “the sound of fear,” to quote from the script, really an ear-piercing scream?

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019

Then came an ear-piercing scream, like a thousand unoiled door hinges all swinging at the same time.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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