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ear·wig (îr

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Any of various elongate insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of pincerlike appendages protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

tr.v. ear·wigged, ear·wig·ging, ear·wigs

To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.

[Middle English erwig, from Old English arwicga : are, ear; see ear¹ + wicga, insect; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

earwigging [ˈɪəˌwɪgɪŋ]

Informal a scolding or harangue I'll give him an earwigging about that

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No references found			Byline: Heather Greenaway EARWIGGING at the bus stop or eavesdropping in the queue at the butchers can be more entertaining than a night at a comedy club. Have you heard the one about...? Forget comedy clubs and telly ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Earwigging on conversations and jail sentences simply for being in a gang will send a ripple of paranoia through the underworld. This will bug all criminals by The Mirror (London, England) But for local earwigging journalists this is nothing new. Media's unlikely source; The Ninian files by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			earthnut earthnut pea Earthpea earthquake Earthquake alarm earthquake engineer Earthquakes Earthquave earthrise Earthshaker earthshaking earthshattering earthshine Earthshock earthstar earthtongue earthward earthward(s) earthwards earthwork earthworks earthworm earthy earwax earwig earwigging earwitness earworm EAS ease ease off ease off or up ease up eased easeful easel Easel picture Easeless easement easily easiness easing east East Africa East African east African cedar East African Community East Anglia East Anglian East Asia East Ayrshire			Earthworm Research Group Earthworms Earthworms Earthworms earthy earthy earthy earthy cobalt earthy manganese EARTO EARTOF EARTS EARU Earvin Johnson Jr. Earvin Johnson, Jr. earwax earwax earwax Earwax impaction Earwax impaction Earwax impaction earwax remover earwax remover earwax remover EARWG earwick earwig earwig earwigged earwigged earwigging earwigs earwigs earwitness earwitness earwitnesses earwitnesses Earwolf earworm earworm Earworms Earworms EARY EARYN EAS EAS EAS EAS CL EAS III EAS PL EAS Tag EAS Tag EAS-SG EASA EASAC EASAE EASAP EASAPS EASAS EASB EASC

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