prick up one's ears

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Verb

prick up one's ears (third-person singular simple present pricks up one's ears, present participle pricking up one's ears, simple past and past participle pricked up one's ears)

  1. To listen attentively.
    Synonyms: perk up one's ears, pin one's ears back

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