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eardrums

  • plural
    of eardrum.
    eardrum
    noun
    a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.

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One year earlier, the band had released “Love,” a pleasantly sweet, folky, country-adjacent tune that melts easily into eardrums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

For dogs that are extra sensitive to strange sounds, she suggests bringing along cotton balls that can be safely stuffed in your dog’s ears and won’t harm its eardrums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

When those vibrations reach our ears, they send a vibration through our eardrums, which is recognized in the brain as sound.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025

I came to Jupe, and to make me feel better, she played the song now thumping against my eardrums.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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