ear wiggling

Voluntary pinna motion

Ear wiggling is the ability to move one's ears voluntarily, typically by contracting the auricular muscles.

Most people lack conscious control of these muscles, making ear wiggling a minor novelty—something children discover they can or can't do: She entertained the kids by wiggling her ears.

The skill serves no practical purpose but persists as a party trick.

Related

nerve signals · movement · talent · hidden talent · trick · party trick · party · flex · control · auricular · scalp · funny · funny faces · quirk · skill · contort · temple · nervous

Opposites
facial micro-movements

ear wigglingtongue rolling

Folding the oral muscle

eye twitching · lip curling

Family

ear, ears, eared, earless, wiggle, wiggles, wiggled, wiggling, wiggler

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G