| The destruction of America's oldest space shuttle was heralded by an ear-splitting series of booms that rattled houses across the area. |
| When a call comes in huge siren horns mounted on poles around town go off with an ear-splitting, undulating scream. |
| Every window in the front half of the house shakes violently with the bass beat, as the music at ear-splitting volume fills the night air. |
| An impossibly high, ear-splitting sound emitted from the speakers, shattering almost all the windows in the stadium. |
| Indeed, a low whistle began to sound from the top of the kettle and within a minute it became a high-pitched, ear-splitting shriek. |
| The hand that still held the gun flew out in front of him and a loud, ear-splitting bang filled the room. |
