From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishear-splittingˈear-ˌsplitting adjective LOUD/NOISYvery loud There was an ear-splitting crack.► see thesaurus at loud
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ear-splitting• A deafening purr, quite ear-splitting!• The noise was ear-splitting as grenades landed all around us.• The noise was ear-splitting as more shells landed in the orchard.• Conversation was carried on against a background of ear-splitting barking.• They climbed to the roofs of the terminals, broke windows and shutters and created an ear-splitting din.• I waited for her to erupt as the ear-splitting entourage drew level.• ear-splitting music• There was an ear-splitting roar as the jets took off.• Next we get the usual nonsense: wordless dialogue, optical semaphoring, gauche laughter, ear-splitting silence. 