earwards

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adverb

Towards the ear.

Scrabble 12
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Meanings

adverbearwards (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTowards the ear.

    "Fire! fire!" as the sound rolls earwards, the gambler starts up from the dicing table, the bibber leaves the wine-pots

    1859, George Augustus Sala, Twice Round the Clock; or The Hours of the Day and Night in London. […], London: Houlston and Wright, […], →OCLC, page 346

Origin

From ear + -wards.

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Cite this entry
APA

earwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earwards

MLA

“earwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earwards. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earwards,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earwards.

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