earplug

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earplug

/ˈɪəplʌɡ/ UK
/ɪːplʌɡ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ɪjəplʌɡ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɪəplʊɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/iːəplʊɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ɛːplʌɡ/ UK
/iɾplʌɡ/ Scotland, UK
[iːɾplʌɡ] Scotland, UK
/iːəpləɡ/ UK, Wales
/jøːpləɡ/ UK, Wales
/ɪɚplʌɡ/ US
/ɪəplɐɡ/ Australia
/iəplɐɡ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

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From ear + plug.

noun earplugs

A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.

verb earplugs · earplugging · earplugged

transitive To fit with earplugs. In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures...

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noun protective clothing for the ear canal

Español	tapón para los oídos, tapón auricular, tapón auditivo, tapón auditorio, tapón acústico
日本語	耳栓 mimisen
中文	耳塞 ěrsāi, 耳栓 ěrshuān
Français	bouchon d’oreille
Deutsch	Ohropax, Ohrenstöpsel, Ohrstöpsel
Italiano	tappi per le orecchie, tappi auricolari
Ελληνικά	ωτασπίδα otaspída
Русский	беру́ши berúši, заты́чка для уше́й zatýčka dlja ušéj
Tiếng Việt	nút tai, bịt tai

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@misc{earplug_2026,
  title = {earplug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earplug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}