ears are flapping
informalIf you say that someone's ears are flapping, you mean that they are trying to hear what you are saying, even though they are not part of your conversation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the ears
- audio
- auditory
- be all ears idiom
- ear
- earshot
- eavesdrop
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear
- hearken
- lend
- lend an ear idiom
- listen
- listen in on sth/sb
- mishear
- overhear
- pin
- pin back your ears idiom
- prick
- prick (sth) up
- read my lips idiom
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