"pin one's ears back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pins one's ears back [present, singular, third-person], pinning one's ears back [participle, present], pinned one's ears back [participle, past], pinned one's ears back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pin<> one's ears back}} pin one's ears back (third-person singular simple present pins one's ears back, present participle pinning one's ears back, simple past and past participle pinned one's ears back)
  1. (UK, informal) To listen attentively. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: prick up one's ears, pin back one's ears
    Sense id: en-pin_one's_ears_back-en-verb-3mN8b16X Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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