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cock one's ear1(Of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position: the animal responded to the noise by cocking its ears...- He tilted his head and cocked his foxlike ears at an angle that mirrored the devilish sparkle in his brown eyes.
- He cocked his ears and tilted his head to study the other with cold eyes.
1.1(Of a person) listen attentively to or for something: she held up a finger for silence, cocking an ear to the background music...- She suddenly stopped speaking, and cocked her ear to listen to something.
- Every so often, if you tilt your head, cock your ear, and concentrate, you'll be able to hear the low rumble of political organisation coming out of the otherwise-ordinary environment that surrounds you.
- There, he said, cocking his ear, don't you hear someone calling you?
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