: a device that converts electrical energy into sound waves and is worn over or inserted into the ear
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Bring snacks, chargers, earphones, and other personal comfort items.
· Respect Their Interests.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
This is a great wireless earphone option that delivers very good sound quality and comfort.
—Nora Colomer
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That’s a great price for truly wireless earphones with features that usually cost more, like clean audio and seamless Google Assistant support.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The actors, too, wore headsets, their quips, shouts and whispers transmitted digitally into the audience’s ears, at times alternating between the left and right earphones.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
This is a great wireless earphone option that delivers very good sound quality and comfort.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
That’s a great price for truly wireless earphones with features that usually cost more, like clean audio and seamless Google Assistant support.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The actors, too, wore headsets, their quips, shouts and whispers transmitted digitally into the audience’s ears, at times alternating between the left and right earphones.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Earphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earphone. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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earphone
noun
ear·phone
ˈi(ə)r-ˌfōn 
: a device that changes electrical energy into sound waves and is worn over or inserted into the ear
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