ear-bendern.

Brit.

/ˈɪəˌbɛndə/, U.S.

/ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bender n.

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bender n. Compare later to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. A person who talks quickly, excessively, or tiresomely; a talkative person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person

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jangler1303

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rattler1709

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palaverer1788

gabber1792

whitter-whatter1805

slangwhanger1807

nash-gab1816

pump1823

windbag1827

big mouth1834

gasbag1841

chattermag1844

tattle-monger1848

rattletrap1850

gasser1855

mouth almighty1864

clucker1869

talky-talky1869

gabster1870

loudmouth1870

tonguester1871

palaverista1873

mag1876

jawsmith1887

spieler1894

twitterer1895

yabbler1901

wordster1904

poofter1916

blatherer1920

ear-bender1922

burbler1923

woofer1934

ear-basher1944

motormouth1955

yacker1960

yammerer1978

jay-

1922 Munsey's Mag. July 290 This old guy was sure some ear-bender!

1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 8/1 Ear-bender, fast talker.

1931 N.Y. Times 3 Oct. 6/5 Goldstein, known as the ‘Ear Bender’ because of his talkativeness, was arrested late Thursday night.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Jan. d13 The popular image of the lobbyist being an elbow as well as an ear bender.

1989 Observer 5 Feb. 43/3 A local literary ear-bender starts instructing him on the administrative difficulties of Le Figaro.

2002 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 21 Nov. d6 A half-dozen ear-benders will be seducing listeners via the venerable art of a corking good yarn.

2. A loud or harsh sound or series of sounds; something which grates upon the ear, esp. a strident or dissonant piece of music.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > sound

ganglinga1387

noise?a1425

jarring1555

jangling1581

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discordancy1796

inharmony1799

discordance1801

parrot-house1850

soundclash1925

ear-bender1940

1940 San Antonio (Texas) Light 14 July iii. 13/4 Other ear-benders of the week: ‘I'll Never Smile Again’ and ‘The Breeze and I’ by Lang Thomson (Varsity).

1944 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 18 Feb. 20/2 Stravinsky invited the Bostonians to join in the musical ear-bender. But they sat there as stunned as dynamited fish.

1984 Computers & Electronics June 98/1 The sound possibilities include organs, gunshots,..whistles, and virtually any of the ear-benders emitted by full-size video arcade games.

1996 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 21 Nov. 26 It was a typical three-part Juillard program—a modern ear-bender sandwiched between two works by the old masters.

2000 SD & Homosexuality in alt.music.steely-dan (Usenet newsgroup) 24 Aug. This song has always sounded kind of jarring and ‘outside’ to me, melodically and harmonically, a real ear-bender the first time you hear it for sure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ear-bender
释义	ear-bendern. Brit. /ˈɪəˌbɛndə/, U.S. /ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bender n. Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bender n. Compare later to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A person who talks quickly, excessively, or tiresomely; a talkative person. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person chaterestrea1250 jangler1303 babbler1366 blabbererc1375 jangleressc1386 talkerc1386 clatterer1388 cacklera1400 languager1436 carperc1440 mamblerc1450 praterc1500 jackdaw?1520 chewet1546 flibbertigibbet1549 clatterfart1552 patterer1552 piec1557 long tongue?1562 prattler1567 piet1574 twattler1577 brawler1581 nimble-chops1581 pratepie1582 roita1585 whittera1585 full-mouth1589 interprater1591 chatterer1592 pianet1594 bablatrice1595 parakeet1598 Bow-bell cockney1600 prattle-basket1602 bagpipe1603 worder1606 babliaminy1608 chougha1616 gabbler1624 blatterer1627 magpie1632 prate-apace1636 rattlea1637 clack1640 blateroon1647 overtalker1654 prate-roast1671 prattle-box1671 babelard1678 twattle-basket1688 mouth1699 tongue-pad1699 chatterista1704 rattler1709 morologist1727 chatterbox1774 palaverer1788 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 slangwhanger1807 nash-gab1816 pump1823 windbag1827 big mouth1834 gasbag1841 chattermag1844 tattle-monger1848 rattletrap1850 gasser1855 mouth almighty1864 clucker1869 talky-talky1869 gabster1870 loudmouth1870 tonguester1871 palaverista1873 mag1876 jawsmith1887 spieler1894 twitterer1895 yabbler1901 wordster1904 poofter1916 blatherer1920 ear-bender1922 burbler1923 woofer1934 ear-basher1944 motormouth1955 yacker1960 yammerer1978 jay- 1922 Munsey's Mag. July 290 This old guy was sure some ear-bender! 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 8/1 Ear-bender, fast talker. 1931 N.Y. Times 3 Oct. 6/5 Goldstein, known as the ‘Ear Bender’ because of his talkativeness, was arrested late Thursday night. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Jan. d13 The popular image of the lobbyist being an elbow as well as an ear bender. 1989 Observer 5 Feb. 43/3 A local literary ear-bender starts instructing him on the administrative difficulties of Le Figaro. 2002 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 21 Nov. d6 A half-dozen ear-benders will be seducing listeners via the venerable art of a corking good yarn. 2. A loud or harsh sound or series of sounds; something which grates upon the ear, esp. a strident or dissonant piece of music. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > sound ganglinga1387 noise?a1425 jarring1555 jangling1581 discord1589 caterwauling1594 latration1623 tingle-tanglea1635 jar1669 crank1786 jangle1795 discordancy1796 inharmony1799 discordance1801 parrot-house1850 soundclash1925 ear-bender1940 1940 San Antonio (Texas) Light 14 July iii. 13/4 Other ear-benders of the week: ‘I'll Never Smile Again’ and ‘The Breeze and I’ by Lang Thomson (Varsity). 1944 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 18 Feb. 20/2 Stravinsky invited the Bostonians to join in the musical ear-bender. But they sat there as stunned as dynamited fish. 1984 Computers & Electronics June 98/1 The sound possibilities include organs, gunshots,..whistles, and virtually any of the ear-benders emitted by full-size video arcade games. 1996 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 21 Nov. 26 It was a typical three-part Juillard program—a modern ear-bender sandwiched between two works by the old masters. 2000 SD & Homosexuality in alt.music.steely-dan (Usenet newsgroup) 24 Aug. This song has always sounded kind of jarring and ‘outside’ to me, melodically and harmonically, a real ear-bender the first time you hear it for sure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922
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