all ears
Ready to listen
All ears means fully attentive and eager to listen.
The phrase emphasizes readiness to hear what someone has to say: Tell me what happened—I'm all ears.
It often responds to someone hesitating to share news or a story.
- interestedEager to know more
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- curiousEager to learn
- tell me morePrompt for details
- engagedPledged to marry
focused · listening · pay attention · heedful · open-minded · confide · heart to heart · tuned in · alertness · keen · lean in · on the edge of my seat · rapt · hanging on · undivided · engrossed · awareness · perk up
attentiveness
all earstuned out
Ceased to pay attention
zoned out · distracted · inattentive · spaced out · not listening
receptiveness to communication
all earsdismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
uninterested · indifferent · disinterested · couldn't care less · closed off
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