What does earsplitting mean?

earsplitting means "loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss".

How many syllables are in earsplitting?

earsplitting has 4 syllables: e-ar-split-ting. The stress falls on "ar".

What is another word for earsplitting?

Close synonyms include deafening, thunderous, thundery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is earsplitting a common word?

earsplitting is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

earsplitting — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Synonymsdeafening thunderous thundery
Similarloud

Questions about earsplitting

What does earsplitting mean?: earsplitting means "loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss".
How many syllables are in earsplitting?: earsplitting has 4 syllables: e-ar-split-ting. The stress falls on "ar".
What is another word for earsplitting?

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