Definitions for listening
lis·ten·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

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1. listeningnoun

   Action of the verb listening

   You can learn a lot from grandparents by listening.

2. listeningnoun

   Skill or ability for nonnatives of English language of perceiving spoken English.

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

3. listeningadjective

   Of something that listens, or is used in order to listen.

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1. Listening

   of Listen

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1. 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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1. • Sensing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'listening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3352

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'listening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1189

Anagrams for listening »

1. enlisting

2. tinseling

How to pronounce listening?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say listening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of listening in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of listening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of listening in a Sentence

1. Pam Bondi:

   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.

2. Alan B. Watts:

   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.

3. Ernest Hemingway:

   I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

4. Sonya Hightower:

   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.

5. Marcel Archard:

   Women like silent men. They think they're listening.

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