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• Englishearwig

• Englishthe insect

• Arabicابو مقص

• Bulgarianщипалка

• Catalantisoreta, papaorelles

• Chinese

• Mandarin蠼螋

• Czechškvor

• Danishørentvist

• Dutchoorworm

• Esperantoforfikulo

• Faroesetvísterta

• Finnishpihtihäntäinen

• Frenchforficule

• Georgianყურბელა

• GermanOhrwurmOhrkneifer

• Hungarianfülbemászó

• Irishgailseach

• Japanese鋏虫, 蠼螋

• Normanpèrche-ouothelle

• Korean집게벌레

• LuxembourgishOuereschlëffer

• Manxgollage

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• Middle Englisherwig, erwigge

• Middle High Germanôrenwützel

• Mongolianчихүүр хорхой

• Navajojeeʼiighááh

• Norwegiansaksedyr

• Old Englishêarwicga

• Polishskorekszczypawka

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• Russianуховёртка

• Scotshornie-gollach

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• Turkishneeded

• Welshpryf clustiogpryf clust

• West frisianfoarkestekker

• Zuluumkhothane

• ====See also====

• learwor

• learpick

• ===Verb===

• en-verbearwigging

• # lbtransitive To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.

• # lbtransitive To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.

• #'1831' November, Edward Lancaster, Appearances, The Ladies′ Museum, http//books.google.com.au/books?id=63AEAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA202&lpg=RA1-PA202&dq=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=J6jrWe1Hh2&sig=9yeryVmQozQvNZvJkpzPQqzRFi4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9SHUOXDDY-fiQfgjIHQCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 202,

• #In the interim, rest assured that Mr. Atherstone is by no means your friend, for he was perpetually 'earwigging' poor Sir Rowland.

• #'1866' February 23, South Australian Parliament, Debates in the Houses of LegislatureSeptember 29 1865—March 16 1866, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UKA0AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PT409&lpg=RA3-PT409&dq=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=gZ7iIgnIN9&sig=yjtppBhxMP3CekQP0tLSevjfYaM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9SHUOXDDY-fiQfgjIHQCA&redir_esc=y page 1127,

• #The hon. gentleman Mr. Reynolds had expressed his fears that the Government would allow themselves to be 'earwigged' out of the money.

• # lbintransitive

• #'2007', Russell K. Lewis, In a Moment...Book One of the Ley of the Land, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LU7MP86G8gUC&pg=PA381&lpg=PA381&dq=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=8-YN5JVMaD&sig=a1EPwNv4Rh_v1Fdf-0IOGaJAhTU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9SHUOXDDY-fiQfgjIHQCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 381,

• #He had heard nothing from Fin, or anyone else, since the angry exchange the other night and was worried about how things were going, but he couldn′t ask about the LeMotts, not with Mum 'earwigging'.

• #'2007', Cat Rambo, Jeff VanderMeer, The Strange Case of the Lovecraft Café, The Surgeon′s Tale and Other Stories, http//books.google.com.au/books?id=BBEukkVQS4AC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=L_zVgaYev1&sig=LASWZSm72rZIXcNM1SSdguS-eSQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9SHUOXDDY-fiQfgjIHQCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 89,

• #The nameless 'earwigging' writer scrawled in his notebook that “MS and CT also considered that such low life would have a greater pride and satisfaction in life if they could themselves be cooked and served still bleating to rich diners.″

• #'2010', Charlie Cochrane, Lessons in Seduction, http//books.google.com.au/books?id=7S8mVFNu5TAC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=Jpa5A6zj_h&sig=qD1FxrCoIbXgdPAeCPVhfGPY7Zc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9SHUOXDDY-fiQfgjIHQCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22earwigging%22%7C%22earwigged%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 100,

• #This man turned up on the last train, wanting a room, and his name had been odd enough to stay in the children′s minds as they 'earwigged'—not something you ever do, Jonty.

• ====Translations====

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