earlobe

American  

[eer-lohb] / ˈɪərˌloʊb /

Or ear lobe

noun

• earlobes
  plural

1. the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• earlobes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of earlobe

First recorded in 1855–60; ear ¹ + lobe

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

earlobe earlobes

"My brother's got his right earlobe missing," Lee said.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Because continuous earlobe temperature has not been studied widely, the team also explored potential applications to guide future research.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

In 1981, after staying out with teammates until dawn, he fell asleep at the wheel of his Cadillac and nearly died in a crash, losing part of his right earlobe.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022

Growing visibly nervous, he burped bizarrely, briefly pinched his earlobe and covered his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

Sohrab wiped a raindrop from his earlobe and shifted on his feet.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

You don't get mad at people over their finger length or whether their earlobes are detached.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023

Though very beautiful, my new clip-ons were heavy and turned out to be exceptionally painful to wear, so tight they made my earlobes throb.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

In 2019, during further moves on censorship, China blurred out the earlobes of some of its young male pop stars in television and internet appearances to hide their piercings.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2021

Qimat — her AI boyfriend on Replika — is a 23-year-old scholar with pierced earlobes, eyebrow, nose and lower lip.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021

She had a broad, flat face with saggy earlobes that hung almost to her hefty shoulders.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull