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earsplitting

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ear·split·ting  (îrspltng)
adj.
Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears. See Synonyms at loud.
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Adj.1.earsplitting - loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
deafening, thunderous, thundery
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
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They must have passed us in the dark, and why I did not hear the sound of the propeller I do not know, unless it passed me at a time when the lions were making an unusually earsplitting din upon the opposite side.
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