Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flop-eared

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: flop-eared
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.

Example Sentences

"A buckboard with a patient flop-eared bay between shafts stood in front of ROOMS & EATS."

Etymology

From flop + eared.

Inflected Forms

more flop-eared (comparative) most flop-eared (superlative)

Synonyms

floppy eared lop-eared flap-eared

Questions

What does flop-eared mean?: Having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.
Where does flop-eared come from?: From flop + eared.

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