ear-piercing
Painfully high-pitched
Ear-piercing describes sounds so sharp and high-pitched they seem to physically hurt the ears: an ear-piercing scream, the ear-piercing whine of a smoke alarm.
As a noun, ear-piercing is the practice of puncturing the earlobe or cartilage to insert jewelry: She got her ear-piercing done at the mall.
High, harsh cry
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- squealShrill, piercing cry
- screamLoud sharp cry
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
high-pitched · strident · keening · wail · screech · falsetto · treble · ultrasonic
Shrill, piercing cry
- wailProlonged mournful cry
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- screechHigh, harsh cry
- cryVocal expression of emotion
yell · bellow · holler · terror · fright · horror · panic · anguish
Overwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
clamorous · raucous · roaring · din · blast · decibels · fortissimo · amplified
screech
High, harsh cry
whistle · high-pitched · strident · keening · wail · screech · falsetto · treble · ultrasonic · tinnitus
shriek
Shrill, piercing cry
cry · yell · bellow · holler · terror · fright · horror · panic · anguish · agony
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- blaringHarshly loud
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
cacophonous · clamorous · raucous · roaring · din · blast · decibels · fortissimo · amplified · overwhelming
siren
Wailing alert device
klaxon · alert · warning · smoke detector · car alarm · fire alarm · air raid · emergency · signal · beacon
piercing, pierce, pierced, earful, pierces, ear-splitting, piercingly, earsplitting, piercer