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come within earshot

(of something) Go to within earshot (of something).

See also: come, earshot, within

move within earshot

(of something) Go to within earshot (of something).

See also: earshot, move, within

out of earshot

Fig. too far from the source of a sound to hear the sound. I was out of earshot and could not hear the conversation. Mary waited until her children were out of earshot before mentioning the presents she got them.

See also: earshot, of, out

*within earshot (of something)

close enough to something to hear it. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; get ~; move ~.) As soon as I got within earshot of the music, I decided that I really didn't belong there.

See also: earshot, within