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Antonyms for ear-piercing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : eer-peer-sing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌpɪər sɪŋ

Definition of ear-piercing

As in loud : adj blaring, noisy
As in raucous : adj noisy, rough
As in shrill : adj high-pitched, harsh in sound
As in blaring : adj loud
As in roaring : adj loud
As in deafening : adj very loud

Example sentences :

John appeared at an upper window in answer to the ear-piercing call.
Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely

An ear-piercing scream, which has never since left my memory followed.
Extract from : « By the Barrow River » by Edmund Leamy

As I was approaching the barracks of the 11th Company I heard some ear-piercing music from there.
Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin

And then there is one ear-piercing crack, one blinding flash, and all is over.
Extract from : « Discipline » by Charles Kingsley

There was an ear-piercing clang, and the shield parted down the middle.
Extract from : « A Knyght Ther Was » by Robert F. Young

In loud, ear-piercing notes they began to sing "Pull for the Shore."
Extract from : « Bunch Grass » by Horace Annesley Vachell

Of course, the proceeding was followed by an ear-piercing scream.
Extract from : « The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills » by Janet Aldridge

An ear-piercing screech rent the bedlam—and the door fell, half twisting, to lie in the doorway.
Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore

He sprang forward, and as he did so a shrill, ear-piercing blast rang out.
Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest

It thus corresponds with the rite of ear-piercing among males.
Extract from : « The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2) » by W. Crooke

Synonyms for ear-piercing

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