ear-piercing
adjective/ˈɪə pɪəsɪŋ/
/ˈɪr pɪrsɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (of a sound) very high, loud and unpleasant
- an ear-piercing scream
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEar-piercing is used with these nouns:- scream
- shriek
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