Meaning of close-eared | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of closed-back (“completely covering the ears”).

Examples

“I don't think I'm being close-minded (close-eared?). I'm just trying to get at the bottom of why Miles' later stuff doesn't work for me.”

“Let's just say that people on both sides of the Mackie isle get a little thick headed and close-eared at times.”

“I hope your^([sic]) not on that band wagon of close minded, close eared, and close eyed people.”

“Well it depends. Listen to Vince on many "Days Between" and that's stuff Brent' never came close to. And anybody who says Vince has no talent is just being close eared.”

“That's enough for some. People get all tense and close-eared at the thought that their favorite candidate (from either party) is less than perfect, or that the people attacking the other side might be less than perfect also.”

“Ok, I need to amend my previous post about headphones. There are a pair of sony's^([sic]) offered that retail for around $60. They are NOT close-eared (i.e. do not cover the whole ear). These were the one's^([sic]) I tried and hated.”

“Better yet, bring your own music and headphones. I prefer the close-eared type.”

“My friend gave me a pair of Sony MDR-CD180 headphones that are close-eared (completely cover your outer ear). They're not professional headphones, but they get the job done.”

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