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ear-piercing

[eer-peer-sing] / ˈɪərˌpɪər sɪŋ /








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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

It could also be called a song cycle that employs ear-piercing rock and, for respite, a welcoming string quartet.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2024

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

The swarm enveloped the body of the plague god in an opaque cloud, its buzzing reaching an ear-piercing whine.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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