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EARTHSHAKING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loud enough to shake the very earth
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Similar:
loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
Example:
the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering
Synonyms:
earthshaking; world-shaking; world-shattering
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Similar:
important; significant (important in effect or meaning)