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.