earring

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earring^¹

/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɪːɹɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈiːɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɪəɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈiːɹɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɛːɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈjøːɾɪŋ/ UK, Wales
/ˈiːɾɪŋ/ UK, Wales
/ˈiɾɪŋ/ Scotland, UK
[ˈiːɾɪŋ] Scotland, UK
/ˈɪɹɪŋ/ US
/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈiəɹəŋ/ New Zealand
[ˈiə̯ɹiŋ] New Zealand

Sounds like airing (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪəɹɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).

noun earrings · ear-ring · earing

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

earring^²

/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɪːɹɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈiːɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɪəɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈiːɹɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɛːɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈjøːɾɪŋ/ UK, Wales
/ˈiːɾɪŋ/ UK, Wales
/ˈiɾɪŋ/ Scotland, UK
[ˈiːɾɪŋ] Scotland, UK
/ˈɪɹɪŋ/ US
/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈiəɹəŋ/ New Zealand
[ˈiə̯ɹiŋ] New Zealand

Sounds like airing (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪəɹɪŋ

noun ear-ring · earing

alternative, uncountable Alternative form of earing (“a manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: curl, loop, lock, jewel, gem, buckle, ear, marvel, pearl, circle, peach, bead, earwear, earware, earlet, armring

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noun piece of jewelry

Español	arete, arito, aro, caravana, chapa, pantalla
한국어	귀고리 gwigori, 이어링 ieoring
日本語	イヤリング iyaringu, 耳飾り mimikazari
中文	耳環 /耳环 ěrhuán
हिन्दी	कान की बाली kān kī bālī, बाली bālī
Kiswahili	hereni, kipuli, bali
Português	brinco
Français	boucle d'oreille
Deutsch	Ohrring
Italiano	orecchino
Ελληνικά	σκουλαρίκι skoularíki
Română	cercel
Русский	серьга́ serʹgá, серёжка serjóžka
Tiếng Việt	khuyên tai, khuyên, hoa tai, bông tai
العربية	قُرْط qurṭ, حَلَق ḥalaq
עברית	עָגִיל agíl

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@misc{earring_2026,
  title = {earring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}