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Listening

adj, noun, verb

Adjective

1
Of something or someone that listens. not-comparable
"Any listening person can tell she's lying."
2
Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. not-comparable
"He could hear better when he used his listening device."
3
Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. not-comparable
"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."

Noun

1
An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
"This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening."
2
the act of hearing attentively wordnet
3
An educational exercise involving listening.
"OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime."
4
Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
"You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of listen form-of, gerund, participle, present
"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."

Etymology 1

From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.

Etymology 3

From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.

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