having one's ears on
having one's ears on is the present participle and gerund of have one's ears on.
Meaning of have one's ears on
Verb
have one's ears on (third-person singular simple present has one's ears on, present participle having one's ears on, simple past and past participle had one's ears on)
- To be listening on citizens' band radio.
- On that CB radio. Nobody ever used their real names. […] Seldom was there anything better to talk about than finding out where he was. When I had my ears on, there was never any doubt in my mind.2006, Bryan Gregory, Ole Man on the Porch: The Trooper, page 99
Questions about having one's ears on
- What is having one's ears on the present participle and gerund of?
- Having one's ears on is the present participle and gerund of have one's ears on.
Words near having one's ears on in the dictionary
- having one's cake and eating it
- having one's cake and eating it too
- having one's day in court
- having one's ducks in a row
- having one's ears lowered
- having one's ears on
- having one's ears pinned back
- having one's eye on
- having one's fill
- having one's finger on the pulse
- having one's finger on the trigger
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