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Definition of eared

eared

/ɪərd/
eared

Past Simple:eared
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Past Participle:eared
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Present Participle:earing
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eared Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Having ears or ear-like projections, especially of a specified kind or size (frequently used in combination).

Example

"The biologist observed a colony of eared seals resting along the rocky coastline."


2

Bearing ears or seed-bearing spikes of grain.

Example

"By late summer, the fields were thick with heavily eared stalks of wheat."

• verb

1

To form or put forth ears in growing (used of cereal grains such as corn or wheat); past tense and past participle of ear.

Example

"The corn had already eared well before the late-summer drought began."

• Rhymes for eared

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Eared. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/eared
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