ears are flapping
informalDefinition
› If you say that someone's ears are flapping, you mean that they are trying to hear what you are saying, although they are not part of your conversation.Using the ears
(Definition of ears are flapping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attend verb (NOTICE)
- audio- prefix
- auditory adjective
- earshot noun
- eavesdrop verb
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear sb out phrasal verb
- hear verb (LISTEN)
- hear verb (RECEIVE SOUND)
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- lend an ear idiom
- listen in on sth phrasal verb
- listen out for sth phrasal verb
- listen verb
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