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pinned one's ears back

pinned one's ears back is the simple past and past participle of pin one's ears back.

Meaning of pin one's ears back

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.

Questions about pinned one's ears back

What is pinned one's ears back the simple past and past participle of?
Pinned one's ears back is the simple past and past participle of pin one's ears back.

Words near pinned one's ears back in the dictionary

  1. pinned
  2. pinned back
  3. pinned back one's ears
  4. pinned down
  5. pinned on
  6. pinned one's ears back
  7. pinned one's hopes on
  8. pinned post
  9. pinned posts
  10. pinned the meter
  11. pinned up

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