ear deafening

So loud as to deafen the ears. "The ear- deafening voice o' the oracle, Kin to Jove's thunder." Shakesp.: Winter's Tale , iii. 1. *ear-deep, a. Reaching the ear only. "So content with ear - deep melodies." Southey: Triumph of Woman , 376. *ear-dropper, s. An eaves-dropper. "It is po ible an ear - dropper might hear such things talked at cock-pits and dancing-schools."- Hacket : Life of Williams, ii. 81. ( Davies.)