Earwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earwork is a noun meaning (humorous) The practice of listening.
Meaning
(humorous) The practice of listening.
Example Sentences
Until the millennium, the buyer's best course of action is to do a little earwork: most boat owners who are happy with their dealer-skipper relationship will talk your ear off about it.
[…] he is simply a man who, not understanding very well the nature of the propositions offered over the telephone due to faulty earwork, constantly finds himself involved in the destruction of these monsters in their hellish lairs […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auricular, audition, eavesdrop, eavesdropping, ear-worm, echoism.
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