The Clue
Ear-busting (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LOUD
Tags
Notes
The answer LOUD is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
Related Clues
Amplified
Blaring
Boisterous
Booming
Clamorous
___ and clear
Deafening
Earsplitting
Forte
Garish
Gaudy
Noisy
Obstreperous
Plangent
Stentorian
Stertorous
Brightly colored
Clear's companion
Clear's partner
Eardrum-busting
Musical forte?
Turned up
Window-rattling
Cell phone setting
Kind of mouth or speaker
Like Hawaiian shirts
Like rock music
Definition
LOUD as an adjective:
1. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
2. (brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy) = tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
3. (forte, loud) = used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"
4. (noisy, loud) = attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater"
LOUD as an adverb:
1. (loudly, loud, aloud) = with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"