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pin one's ears back

pin one's ears back verb: to listen attentively.

Verb

pin one's ears back (third-person singular simple present pins one's ears back, present participle pinning one's ears back, simple past and past participle pinned one's ears back)

  1. (UK, informal) To listen attentively.

Synonyms of pin one's ears back

Forms of pin one's ears back

third-person singular presentpins one's ears back
present participlepinning one's ears back
past participlepinned one's ears back
pastpinned one's ears back
alternative formpin back one's ears

Questions about pin one's ears back

What does pin one's ears back mean?
Pin one's ears back means to listen attentively.
What part of speech is pin one's ears back?
Pin one's ears back is a verb.
What is the past tense of pin one's ears back?
The past tense of pin one's ears back is pinned one's ears back.

Words near pin one's ears back in the dictionary

  1. PIN numbers
  2. pin oak
  3. pin oaks
  4. pin of shame
  5. pin on
  6. pin one's ears back
  7. pin one's hopes on
  8. PIN pad
  9. PIN pads
  10. pin pool
  11. pin seal

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