ear|split|ting

ear|split|ting
ear|split|ting «IHR SPLIHT ihng», adjective.
overpoweringly loud; deafening: »

The bomb exploded with an earsplitting sound. An earsplitting musical about life among the contemporary Indians (New Yorker).

ear´split´ting|ly, adverb.

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