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plural earplugs
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water. examples
third-person singular simple present earplugs, present participle earplugging, simple past and past participle earplugged
(transitive) To fit with earplugs. quotations examples
In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures...
1975, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 8
There wasn't much I could tell him, earplugged, but I crawled into turbine number 3 and waved him on in.
1992, Robin Cody, Ricochet river