Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for headphone. Search instead for headpho.
Definitions

headphone

[hed-fohn] / ˈhɛdˌfoʊn /
NOUN
headphones
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

At their debut, they almost singlehandedly inaugurated a shift towards hyper-intimate headphone pop - it’s hard to imagine Billie Eilish sounding quite the same without them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026

To solve the problem, they created a square-shaped device that could plug into a smartphone’s headphone jack and read credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

To improve this, Dr Alexander suggests reducing headphone use time and using the transparency mode which can amplify the background noise as well as wearing headphones that don't completely occlude or block the ears.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to create just such a "sound bubble."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Radios were innocuous, being still in the catwhisker and headphone stage, and featuring such stimulating programs as the Arlington Time Signals.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

For now, plug your wired headphones into your iPhone 6S, press play on the Hamilton soundtrack, and order as many avocado toasts you want.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

He usually has about 90 minutes before performing, which he uses to put on his headphones and mentally prepare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

An eyewitness described seeing Chapman wearing headphones and "pacing around" near the enclosure before he went in.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She described seeing Chapman by the tiger enclosure "pacing around with his headphones in".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Everyone’s inside—Dad’s giving Semaj a bath, Mom’s still on her call with the caterer for tomorrow night’s retirement party, and Haley’s dancing around her room with her headphones on.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner


Vocabulary lists containing headphone

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com