plural of roasting ear

Having pointed ears.

(UK, dated, informal, derogatory) A person who cannot hear clearly or who fails to pay attention to what is said. Its origin is in the wool and cotton mills of Northern England where the noise of the machinery and build-up of cotton dust made it difficult to hear people speaking. The earliest example in print is

Not hearing clearly. / Failing to pay attention.

(US, slang, intransitive) To eavesdrop.

present participle of ear hustle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ear hustle

simple past tense and past participle of ear hustle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dog's-ear

plural of bat ear