Meaning of earie | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B1]
Examples
“I could not sit⟳ down and write⟳ twenty pages describing the appalling, heart-breaking grief of Araminta Susan St. Clair, for the eternal absence of her Fitz-James Eustace Simmons, who has departed this morning not to return⟳ till evening; nor twenty tearful stanzas on the death of / “My darling little dearie, / With curling little earie, / With little eye so cheery, / And with limbs ne’er a-weary, / A trotting after me!” / [‘]vich vas a tog!’ as [Joseph] Jefferson said in Rip Van Winkle. No! such things are far beyond my talent. I wil leave⟳ novel-writing to women and ministers of the gospel.”
“Her cunning little earie / Can almost seem to hear⟳ ye / Thinking, when she’s near ye,- / Out at Enn-goni-a!”
“Eh bien, cornegidouille, écoute-moi bien, ſinon ces meſſieurs te couperont les oneilles. Mais, vas-tu m’écouter enfin ? […] Eh ! ſire Cotice, votre oneille, comment⟳ va-t-elle ?”
“We Australians are pretty easy to recognise⟳ by our turn⟳ of phrase – especially the way that we shorten words and then shove a vowel or two on the end⟳. Fire officer becomes “firie”, tradesperson becomes “tradie”, and a tin of beer gets called a “tinnie”. So lend⟳ me your “earies”, and I’ll tell⟳ you the story of how “self-portrait photograph” became “selfie”. Yep, we Australians brought this new word into the English language – and I had a small part in this process⟳.”
“‘Come⟳ Balkán, give⟳ me your earie,’ Sásho tried to apply⟳ disinfectant to Balkán’s torn ear but he trotted off to catch⟳ up with the flock. You can’t get⟳ sick on this job.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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