rabbit ears
plural noun
: an indoor dipole television antenna consisting of two usually extensible rods connected to a base to form a V shape
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The toys come in an array of different colors and feature big, pointed bunny rabbit ears, wide eyes and a wide spiky-toothed grin.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Every bagpipe performance starts with a squawking rev-up, in which the bag fills with air, the drones perk up with inhuman attention, like rabbit ears, and the sounds coalesce in tune and begin to announce themselves.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
What's old is new again with Aereo, a TV streaming service that takes the concept of rabbit ears into the 21st century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2013
Both have a slimy, soft body and protrusions that look like rabbit ears.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Every bagpipe performance starts with a squawking rev-up, in which the bag fills with air, the drones perk up with inhuman attention, like rabbit ears, and the sounds coalesce in tune and begin to announce themselves.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
What's old is new again with Aereo, a TV streaming service that takes the concept of rabbit ears into the 21st century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2013
Both have a slimy, soft body and protrusions that look like rabbit ears.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rabbit ears
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“Rabbit ears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbit%20ears. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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