Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

are your ears burning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
are y-our ears burn-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

Colloquial

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What does are your ears burning mean?
Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

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