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ear-splitting

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ear-splitting
adj
so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
Translations
ear-splitting [ˈɪəˌsplɪtɪŋ] ADJque rompe el tímpano, que taladra el oído, ensordecedor
ear-splitting [ˈɪəˌsplɪtɪŋ] adj (yell) → lacerante; (din) → assordante


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Why assume that a doubled-up body, a contorted, purple face, and a gaping mouth emitting a series of ear-splitting shrieks point to a state of more intelligent happiness than a pensive face reposing upon a little white hand, and a pair of gentle tear-dimmed eyes looking back through Time's dark avenue upon a fading past?
When our brigade first went into camp on the Potomac, we used to be brought up standing, occasionally, by an ear-splitting howl of anguish.
Every little while some giant tree yielded the fight and fell crashing through the younger growth; and the unflagging thunder- peals came now in ear-splitting explosive bursts, keen and sharp, and unspeakably appalling.
 
 
 
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