Examples of 'pricked up' in a sentence
Meaning of "pricked up"
Pricked up is a phrase used to describe when someone suddenly listens carefully or pays close attention to something, often as a reaction to a sound or a mention of interest
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Your ears pricked up like a hound dog.
Some harmonic surprises also pricked up the ear.
We pricked up our ears for years on end.
They were curious and pricked up their ears.
The dog pricked up his ears at the sound.
The rest of the boys pricked up their ears.
Tom pricked up his ears.
The advertising industry has already pricked up its ears.
The court pricked up its ears.
Not so much as an ear pricked up.
The animal pricked up her ears.
I pricked up my ears when I heard of the available apartment.
At the very first words Christophe pricked up his ears.
His ears pricked up as he heard someone clearing their throat.
An aunt of mine once pricked up a fish-spider.
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Lila pricked up her ears and twitched her whiskers.
It was as if the eyelids had pricked up like an animal 's ears.
He pricked up his ears.
At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.
Angel pricked up his ears.
As he was about to mount his horse, the animal suddenly pricked up its ears.
Bilbo pricked up his ears.
At the first words of this conversation, the Englishwoman had pricked up her ears.
The animal pricked up its ears to be able to hear better.
And subsequently with Damien . And his ears pricked up and he made contact with me.
He would have pricked up his ears if he had not been so worn out.
Thirty-six ears pricked up.
Niila occasionally pricked up his ears in that awkward way he had.
My heart 's ears pricked up.
I pricked up my ears.
When I whistled, they pricked up their ears.
But they also pricked up their ears at word that someone was having an affair.
Oliver 's ears pricked up.
My ears pricked up when he started to tell us about Nancy's.
Everyone 's ears pricked up.
My ears pricked up - it was them or me.
Riordan 's ears pricked up.
Your ears pricked up like a hound dog . You smell something?
Smith 's ears pricked up.
He pricked up his pointed little ears when I mentioned old Watherson, didn't he?
Just the, Lila pricked up her ears.
At this, Pepper gave out a deep growl ; then stopped, and pricked up his ears.
My ears definitely pricked up at that, and so I made contact.
Who is that? Her ears pricked up.
I pricked up my ears, where was he hiding?
Well, I keep my ears pricked up.
Catriona pricked up her ears, but she did not hear “ Bret 's ” response.
The year was 1949 and a man pricked up his ears as he passed by.
Aye, you heard? Well, I keep my ears pricked up.
As I heard these questions my ears pricked up and I thought, “ This is interesting . ”.
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Tom pricked his finger with a needle
