ear-splitting

• “And I miss the wonderful noise that a grand prix grid used to create, its individual components – the angry bark of the 1954 straight-eight Mercedes, the ear-splitting shriek of the V12 Matra of the late 70s, the eerie whoosh of the turbocharged four-cylinder BMW of the mid-80s – as distinctive as the instruments of an orchestra.”

  The Guardian: F1 grid loses its glorious blend of voices | Richard Williams

• “But then, suddenly, Chloe let out an ear-splitting scream.”

  Simon & Schuster: Forever Lost

• “Before him, there was a jarring, ear-splitting rendition of "Unchained Melody" by Season 4's Constantine Maroulis.”

  American Idol Backstage Report: An Emotional Stefano Dodges Another Bullet

• “• Board a pleasure boat on the Nile, where the capital's denizens come out to play in a fiesta of ear-splitting Arab pop beats and eye-watering neon.”

  The Guardian: Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday money

• “To the ear-splitting accompaniment of the security alarms he rode the escalator up to the platforms.”

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• “None of it – not the ear-splitting chants, the pounding drums or the back-and-forth debate between 70,000 protesters – changed the minds of Wisconsin lawmakers dug into a stalemate over Republican efforts to scrap union rights for almost all public workers.”

  The Huffington Post: Madison Protests Hit Largest Numbers On Saturday

• “None of it â" not the ear-splitting chants, the pounding drums or the back-and-forth debate between 70,000 protesters â" changed the minds of Wisconsin lawmakers dug into a stalemate over Republican efforts to scrap union rights for almost all public workers.”

  The Huffington Post: Madison Protests Hit Largest Numbers On Saturday

• “Drawing closer, Picard could tell that his son had been crying, though he had managed to avoid employing the ear-splitting, teeth-rattling wail that on more than one occasion had shattered the silence in the middle of the night.”

  Simon & Schuster: Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony

• “I Hop is being directed by Tim Hill, who was responsible for Alvin and the Chipmunks which, depending on your age, was either a jaunty adventure full of singing and fun or a 90-minute ear-splitting journey into a nightmarish yet oddly catchy netherworld.”

  James Marsden Joins Russell Brand on the Way to I HOP – Collider.com

• “Will deviationists face the Enhanced Interrogation Technique of being forced to listen to the wit and wisdom of Glenn Beck, at ear-splitting volume, for days on end?”

  Eugene Robinson gets the name of the site right. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState

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