Earsplitting (Adjective)
Meaning
Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ear-piercing scream of the siren was ear-splitting and made me cover my ears in pain.
- During the concert, the ear-splitting guitar riffs made it hard for me to hear for hours afterward.
- Fireworks exploding in the distance produced an ear-splitting boom that made my eardrums ache.
- Standing next to the speakers at the rock concert was an ear-splitting experience that left me with a ringing in my ears.
- The ear-splitting crash of thunder shook the windows and made me wince in discomfort.