Meanings
phraseare your ears burning?
- colloquialidiomaticrhetoricAsked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.
Are your ears burning? We were just talking about you.
Translations
Catalan no et xiulaven les orelles?
- no et xiulaven les orelles?asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Danish når man taler om solen
- når man taler om solenasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Finnish puhuimme juuri sinusta
- puhuimme juuri sinustaasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
French avez-vous les oreilles qui sifflent
- avez-vous les oreilles qui sifflentasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
German wenn man vom Teufel spricht
- wenn man vom Teufel sprichtasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Hungarian nem csuklottál?
- nem csuklottál?asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Italian ti hanno fischiato le orecchie?
- ti hanno fischiato le orecchie?asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Korean 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다
- 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 (horang'ido je mal hamyeon onda)asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Polish o wilku mowa
- o wilku mowaasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Portuguese falando do diabo
- falando do diaboasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Russian лёгок на поми́не, у тебя́ у́ши не горят?
- лёгок на поми́не (ljógok na pomíne)asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
- у тебя́ у́ши не горят? (u tebjá úši ne gorjat?)asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Spanish ¿no te ardían las orejas?
- ¿no te ardían las orejas?asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Swedish när man talar om trollen
- när man talar om trollenasked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Turkish kulakların çınlıyor mu?
- kulakların çınlıyor mu?asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion
Cite this entry
APA
are your ears burning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20your%20ears%20burning
MLA
“are your ears burning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20your%20ears%20burning. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “are your ears burning,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20your%20ears%20burning.
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