one's ears are ringing



one's ears are ringing

Fig. [for someone's ears] to have a ringing sound because of an illness or other condition; very loud music, or some other very loud sound. After the explosion, my ears were ringing for hours. My ears are ringing because I have a sinus infection.
See also: ear, ring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nazarionah-TSAH-ryo (Italian), nah-THAH-ryo (Spanish), nah-SAH-ryo (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
AlvinAL-vinEnglish
IngaING-ah (Swedish), ING-gah (German), EEN-gah (Russian)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian, A
Lennie['leni]
Magnoliamag-NO-lee-əEnglish
ComfortKUM-fərtEnglish (Rare)