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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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His hip-hop bonafides emerge halfway through on his second verse, and his memorable lines add another element to an earworm single that still pulses with energy and soul.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, one waits for a handful of moments when his casually menacing persona clicks with a memorable bop, resulting in a few minutes of earworm ecstasy.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Weeks after the vacation has ended and suntans have faded away, that earworm will still be playing in their heads.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Several people emailed wanting to know the precise procedure for applying mineral oil to silks of sweet corn in order to prevent earworms, which are actually moth larvae, from causing damage.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead, one waits for a handful of moments when his casually menacing persona clicks with a memorable bop, resulting in a few minutes of earworm ecstasy.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Weeks after the vacation has ended and suntans have faded away, that earworm will still be playing in their heads.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Several people emailed wanting to know the precise procedure for applying mineral oil to silks of sweet corn in order to prevent earworms, which are actually moth larvae, from causing damage.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earworm
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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