Meaning

Of something or someone that listens..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of something or someone that listens.
2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
4. present participle and gerund of listen
5. An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
6. An educational exercise involving listening.
7. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.

Example Sentences

Any listening person can tell she's lying.

He could hear better when he used his listening device.

The safest cover lay close under the wall of the cañon, and here through the dense thickets Venters made his slow, listening advance toward the oval.

It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.

This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.

It is an album that rewards multiple listenings.

OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.

You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.

Word Forms

• listenings

Synonyms for listening

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When Should You Use Listening?

Use listening when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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