Listening

Quick meaning: Listening is an adjective meaning Of something or someone that listens.

Meaning

Of something or someone that listens.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Any listening person can tell she's lying.

It is an album that rewards multiple listenings.

He could hear better when he used his listening device.

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

Word Forms

• listenings

Synonyms for listening

Depending on context, synonyms include attentive, hearing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include attentive, hearing, eavesdropping, viewing, watching, heed.

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