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ear-piercing

[eer-peer-sing] / ˈɪərˌpɪər sɪŋ /








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And he’s not referring to the ear-piercing, 130-decibel sound coming from his Red Bull Racing 20 car.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

She unpaused it just in time for Estonia, prompting the young woman to emit an ear-piercing scream, jump up and hold her scarf above her head as if she was on the Kop.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

“We basically decided to have fun this time,” said Kim, whose stern expressions, owl-eyed glasses and ear-piercing shouts to her teammates on the ice made her a fan favorite during the Pyeongchang Games.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 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

But what she was about to say was cut off by an ear-piercing screech from downstairs.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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