telephone receiver

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The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth.

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Examples (10)

  • She took a deep breath and lifted the telephone receiver off its hook.
  • He covered the telephone receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’
  • He slammed the telephone receiver down and burst into tears.
  • The telephone receiver was dangling from the payphone.
  • ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’ said Juan with his hand over the telephone receiver.
  • She picked up the telephone receiver and put it to her ear.
  • The old telephone receiver felt heavy in her hand.
  • When the call dropped, he angrily replaced the telephone receiver.
  • Can you please pass me the telephone receiver?
  • He spoke quietly into the telephone receiver, trying not to be overheard.