earring

Also used as

earring is also the alternative form of earing.

earring meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of earring in a sentence

• Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France.
• Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?
• And in October, she hosted the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony in a pair of Bulgari earrings.

All 38 example sentences with earring

Forms of earring

Plural of earring: earrings

Origin of earring

From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).

Words formed from earring

• chandelier earring
• drop earring
• earringed
• earringless
• hoop earring
• pierced earring
• slave earring

Related words

• earing

Words that rhyme with earring

• clearing
• hearing
• earing
• gearing
• searing
• fearing
• peering
• appearing
• blearing
• cheering
• endearing
• jeering

Questions about earring

What does earring mean?

Earring means a piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

What is earring in Hindi?

Earring in Hindi is कान की बाली (kān kī bālī), बाली (bālī). See Earring meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is earring?

Earring is a noun.

How do you pronounce earring?

Earring is pronounced /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ (UK).

What is the plural of earring?

The plural of earring is earrings.