Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earwork

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ear-work
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of listening.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Until the millennium, the buyer's best course of action is to do a little earwork: most boat owners who are happy with their dealer-skipper relationship will talk your ear off about it."
"[…] he is simply a man who, not understanding very well the nature of the propositions offered over the telephone due to faulty earwork, constantly finds himself involved in the destruction of these monsters in their hellish lairs […]"

Etymology

From ear + work.

Usage

Questions

What does earwork mean?: The practice of listening.
Where does earwork come from?: From ear + work.

How to pronounce earwork

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