earsplitting
Example Sentences
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At the heart of the high-octane, earsplitting arena of motorsports is a conundrum: Who wins the race, the car or the driver?
From Washington Post
The earsplitting sound of rockets shrieking above the tidal flats has caused some, such as shorebirds, to flee in terror or to stop nesting in the area altogether.
From New York Times
Many fans call the amorphous sound social reject music, which captures their ironic sense of themselves as the lowest of the low, playfully dissing one another for devouring such low-quality, earsplitting, coarse rap tunes.
From New York Times
The bass has ample kick and the treble is well contained and never gets earsplitting.
From The Verge
In that case, the troops and their families would not be around long enough to require local goods and services — but long enough to hold earsplitting live-fire exercises.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.