earshotnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɪə.ʃɒt/us/ˈɪr.ʃɑːt/the range of distance within which it is possible to be heard or to hear what someone is saying:
I don't think you should say anything while the boss is still in/within earshot.
Wait till she's out of earshot before you say anything.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the ears
- audio
- auditory
- be all ears idiom
- ear
- eavesdrop
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear
- hearer
- hearken
- lend
- lend an ear idiom
- listen
- listen in on sth/sb
- mishear
- overhear
- pin
- pin back your ears idiom
- prick
- prick (sth) up
- read my lips idiom
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