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about one's ears

about one's ears prepositional phrase: in close proximity to one; near at hand.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In close proximity to one; near at hand.
    • to bring something about one’s ears
    • The house collapsed about our ears.

Questions about about one's ears

What does about one's ears mean?
About one's ears means in close proximity to one; near at hand.
What part of speech is about one's ears?
About one's ears is a prepositional phrase.

Words near about one's ears in the dictionary

  1. about faced
  2. about faces
  3. about facing
  4. about me
  5. about mes
  6. about one's ears
  7. about one's person
  8. about page
  9. about pages
  10. about ship
  11. about shipped

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