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earsplitting

/ˈɪɹsplɪɾɪŋ/ adj

Extremely loud, painfully loud.

Word Origin 'Earsplitting' describes a sound so loud it feels like it's splitting your ears. It's a compound of 'ear' (Old English 'ēare', from PIE *h₂ṓws) and 'splitting' from 'split' (Old English 'splitan', to burst open). So an earsplitting noise literally splits the ear. The same roots give us 'earache,' 'eardrum,' and 'split,' 'splinter.' The PIE root *h₂ṓws for ear is also in 'audio' (via Latin).

adj Extremely loud, painfully loud.

The earsplitting roar of the jet engine made everyone cover their ears.

(形容词) 震耳欲聋；震耳欲聋的；震耳；刺耳；响彻云霄

喷气发动机震耳欲聋的轰鸣声让所有人都捂住了耳朵。

(adjetivo) ensordecedor; atronador; estruendoso; desgarrador [Extremadamente fuerte, dolorosamente ruidoso.]

El rugido ensordecedor del motor a reacción hizo que todos se taparan los oídos.

(adjectif) assourdissant; strident; déchirant; qui perce les tympans [Extrêmement bruyant, au point de faire mal aux oreilles.]

Le rugissement **earsplitting** du moteur à réaction a fait boucher les oreilles de tout le monde.

(Adjektiv) ohrenbetäubend; gellend; durchdringend [So laut, dass es schmerzhaft oder unerträglich für die Ohren ist.]

Das **earsplitting** Dröhnen des Düsentriebwerks veranlasste alle, sich die Ohren zuzuhalten.

(形容詞) 非常にうるさい、耳が痛くなるほどの大音量である。

ジェットエンジンの耳をつんざくような轟音に誰もが耳を覆った。

(adjetivo) ensurdecedor; estridente; atroador [Extremamente alto, dolorosamente alto.]

O rugido ensurdecedor do motor a jato fez todos cobrirem os ouvidos.

Synonyms: deafening thunderous piercing shrill blaring roaring clamorous strident Antonyms: quiet soft muffled hushed
Word parts: ear + split + ing

Related words

earful splitter

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