What does listening mean?
Definitions for listening
lis·ten·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word listening.
Princeton's WordNet
listening, hearingnoun
the act of hearing attentively
"you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
Wiktionary
listeningnoun
Action of the verb listening
You can learn a lot from grandparents by listening.
listeningnoun
Skill or ability for nonnatives of English language of perceiving spoken English.
You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.
listeningadjective
Of something that listens, or is used in order to listen.
Webster Dictionary
Listening
of Listen
Editors Contribution
listeningverb
Verb form of the word listen.
The listening ear is important as listening is an art.
Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'listening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3352
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'listening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1189
Anagrams for listening »
enlisting
tinseling
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of listening in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of listening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of listening in a Sentence
I’m so grateful to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE’s) Commissioner Rick Swearingen, along with the tremendous men and women of the FDLE, for listening to my initial request to investigate this injustice from seven decades ago, i also thank God every day to live in the United States, where not only do we recognize and correct the trespasses of prior generations, but also where we seek to establish a more perfect union, just as our forefathers did.
No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve in quality as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing it is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
I hope to God we don't have to go through that. I don't want that to happen ... and it worries me, nobody is listening.
Women like silent men. They think they're listening.
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