Antonyms for earsplitting


Grammar : Adj
Spell : eer-split-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌsplɪt ɪŋ


Definition of earsplitting

  • adj loud
Example sentences :
  • But this earsplitting clatter was like nothing he had ever heard before.
  • Extract from : « Tom Slade on a Transport » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • The anti-aircraft gun had gone off just outside with an earsplitting report.
  • Extract from : « The Onslaught from Rigel » by Fletcher Pratt
  • There was a flash, an earsplitting report, and the old soldier sank to the floor.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
  • They were halfway out on the reef when the plane leveled out of its dive with an earsplitting whine.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X » by Victor Appleton
  • The voice of the expounder was suddenly drowned out by the earsplitting rapid-fire of the exhaust!
  • Extract from : « The River and I » by John G. Neihardt
  • An earsplitting crack was followed by a mosquito-like voice singing in the wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, October 31, 1917 » by Various
  • This earsplitting racket continued, he says, without interruption for two days.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Rocked the Earth » by Arthur Train
  • Above the earsplitting thunder of the eruption he heard shrill cries and raucous shoutings.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Rocked the Earth » by Arthur Train
  • The automatic radiation safety equipment filled the ship with an earsplitting buzz of warning.
  • Extract from : « Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • And at the same time, the big Venusian let out a loud, long, earsplitting yell.
  • Extract from : « Stand by for Mars! » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for earsplitting

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