Synonyms of pricks up one's ears

pricks up one's ears

phrase

present tense third-person singular of prick up one's ears

as in listens

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

He pricked up his ears when he heard us discussing pizza for dinner.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listens
• hears
• harks
• attends
• harkens
• hearkens
• heeds
• minds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• discounts
• tunes out
• disregards