"prick one's ears" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pricks one's ears [present, singular, third-person], pricking one's ears [participle, present], pricked one's ears [participle, past], pricked one's ears [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} prick one's ears (third-person singular simple present pricks one's ears, present participle pricking one's ears, simple past and past participle pricked one's ears)
  1. Alternative form of prick up one's ears. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: prick up one's ears
    Sense id: en-prick_one's_ears-en-verb-VOUHONHx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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