ear-achingly

adverb

In such a way to cause earache.

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Meanings

adverbear-achingly (comparative more ear-achingly, superlative most ear-achingly)

comparative more ear-achingly · superlative most ear-achingly

  1. In such a way to cause earache.

    Next she began making humming noises in an ear-achingly high-pitched tone. It was like someone running their fingers along the rim of a glass.

    2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “The Smell of Old Books”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 41
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APA

ear-achingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-achingly

MLA

“ear-achingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-achingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear-achingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-achingly.

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