Definition of lend (one's) ear

lend (one's) ear

• to listen to someone.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'ear':
be all ears	Definitions include: to be prepared to listen intently.
bend (one's) ear	Definitions include: to talk to.
dog-ear	Definitions include: to mark one's place in a book by folding down the corner of the page.
earboob	Definitions include: contact between an ear and a boob (breast.)
ear candy	Definitions include: something pleasing to listen to, especially music-related.
eargasm	Definitions include: a metaphorical "orgasm of the ears" due to hearing something immensely satisfying, having a good ear cleaning, etc.
ear hustle	Definitions include: to eavesdrop.
ear-hustler	Definitions include: someone who enjoys listening to and spreading gossip.
earworm	Definitions include: a song or song fragment that gets stuck in one's head.
get (one's) ears lowered	Definitions include: to get a haircut.
go in one ear and out the other	Definitions include: for something heard to not have any effect.
higher than giraffe ears	Definitions include: very high; excessively high.
keep an ear to the ground	Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors.
keep (one's) ear to the ground	Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors.
knock the trash out of one's ears	Definitions include: to beat someone up
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