earlobe
noun
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
earlobes
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pluralof earlobe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s packed with jagged guitar lines and fiery melodies that nip hungrily at your earlobes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
Heavy gold jewelry encircled her neck and wrists and dangled from her nose and earlobes, so that every movement created a tinkling rustle of metal against metal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
You don't get mad at people over their finger length or whether their earlobes are detached.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023
I wonder: Is it because favorite earrings are worn more often, thus putting them in harm’s way, fated to dangle dangerously from the earlobes like an alpinist clinging to a mountain crag?
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
Scipio turned his back on Barbarossa and tugged his earlobes, just like his father always did.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
