earbud
noun
ear·​bud
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Definition of earbud
: a small earphone inserted into the ear
Examples of earbud in a Sentence
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The newest model touts over 24 hours of listening time, presumably by using the charging case to recharge the earbuds between uses. — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, "The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Saturday," 10 Aug. 2019 Ives told Fortune that the earbuds have especially high gross profits. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple’s AirPods Business Is Bigger Than You Think," 6 Aug. 2019 There are next to no physical controls on the earbuds themselves. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Sony’s WF-1000XM3 bring noise cancellation to AirPods-style wireless earbuds," 5 July 2019 Apple introduced its second generation of AirPods in March, mainly adding two key features to the already excellent earbuds. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Apple’s path to success beyond the iPhone is becoming clear," 31 July 2019 The main bulk of the earbud sticks out a bit, while the ear tip slides into your ear canal. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Sony's WF-1000XM3 earbuds reign supreme in the true wireless world," 26 July 2019 Apple AirPods, those white wireless earbuds, do so much more than transmit music and phone calls. — Rebecca Dolan, WSJ, "Sorry, Pal, I Don’t Want to Talk: The Other Reason People Wear AirPods," 23 Aug. 2018 The transducers vibrate as music plays, much like a driver inside of an earbud does, except this vibration makes its way to your inner ear by taking an alternate route through your skin and bones. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "Aftershokz’s Aeropex are refined bone conduction headphones with most of the same snags," 23 July 2019 The Powerbeats 3 are the tried and trusted Bluetooth earbuds. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Save big on Beats Solo3 and Powerbeats 3," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'earbud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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earbud
noun
English Language Learners Definition of earbud
: a small earphone that you insert into your ear