pricking up one's ears (Meaning)
pricking up one's ears
to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse, a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow, an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked, a slight sharply localized discomfort, to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth, to become directed upward, to feel discomfort as if from being pricked, a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority, a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument, the sensation of being pricked, to point forward or upward, thrust, to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs, something sharp or pointed, to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark, to cause to be or stand erect, a mark or small wound made by a pointed instrument, to trace or outline with punctures, to urge a horse with the spur, to have or cause a feeling of or as if of being pricked, an instance of pricking, to listen intently, a pointed instrument or weapon, to ride fast, to prick something or cause a pricking sensation, penis, a sharp projecting organ or part, to pierce slightly with a sharp point
Synonyms & Antonyms of pricking up one's ears
pricking up one's ears Sentence Examples
- The curious puppy pricked up its ears at the sound of a rustling bush.
- The cautious traveler pricked up his ears as he heard the faintest of footsteps approaching.
- The anxious mother pricked up her ears when she heard her child's cry from the other room.
- The hunter pricked up his ears at the sound of a rustling leaf, signaling the presence of his prey.
- The spy pricked up her ears to eavesdrop on the secret conversation in the next room.
- The student pricked up her ears as the teacher began to explain the complex theorem.
- The reporter pricked up his ears when he heard a rumor that would make a headline-grabbing story.
- The musician pricked up his ears when he heard a new melody that inspired him to write a song.
- The hiker pricked up his ears as he heard the sound of rushing water nearby, indicating a source of refreshment.
- The bird pricked up its ears when it heard the sound of a predator approaching, alerting it to danger.
FAQs About the word pricking up one's ears
to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse, a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow, an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked,
listening, hearing, hearkening,attending, heeding, harking, minding,harkening, harkening
ignoring, tuning out,discounting,disregarding
The curious puppy pricked up its ears at the sound of a rustling bush.
The cautious traveler pricked up his ears as he heard the faintest of footsteps approaching.
The anxious mother pricked up her ears when she heard her child's cry from the other room.
The hunter pricked up his ears at the sound of a rustling leaf, signaling the presence of his prey.
