earshot
pronunciation
How to pronounce earshot in British English:
UK [ˈɪəʃɒt]
How to pronounce earshot in American English:
US [ˈɪrʃɑt]
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- Noun:
- the range within which a voice can be heard
Word Origin
- earshot (n.)
- also ear-shot, c. 1600, from ear (n.1) + shot (n.) in the sense of "range" (as in bowshot).
Example
- 1. Don ’ t forget to complain that those inoculations hurt within earshot of bob .
- 2. I heard him say before walking out of earshot .
- 3. Mira hissed once they were out of earshot .
- 4. We walked over to the vending machines where everyone would be out of earshot .
- 5. They moved out of earshot of the others .