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pricking one's ears

pricking one's ears is the present participle and gerund of prick one's ears.

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What is pricking one's ears the present participle and gerund of?
Pricking one's ears is the present participle and gerund of prick one's ears.

Words near pricking one's ears in the dictionary

  1. prickheads
  2. prickier
  3. prickiest
  4. pricking
  5. pricking at the belt
  6. pricking one's ears
  7. pricking out
  8. pricking up
  9. pricking up one's ears
  10. pricking-up
  11. prickingly

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