ear-piercing

English

Etymology

From ear +‎ piercing.

Adjective

ear-piercing (not comparable)

1. (informal, idiomatic) Extremely loud (of sound).

Synonyms

• deafening
• ear-splitting

Translations

extremely loud

• Bulgarian: пронизи́телен (bg) (pronizítelen)
• Finnish: korviasärkevä, korviavihlova
• Russian: пронзи́тельный (ru) (pronzítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: penetrante (es), taladrante, chillón (es) m, pinchante, traspasante, horadante

Noun

ear-piercing (plural ear-piercings)

1. A piercing in the ear.

Alternative forms

• ear piercing