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Meaning of LISTENING

Pronunciation:  l'isuning

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
  2. [adj]  attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts"
 

LISTENING is a 9 letter word that starts with L.

 

 Synonyms: attentive, hearing
 
 See Also: auscultation, perception, rehearing, relistening, sensing

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: all ears, attention, attentive, audibility, audience, audition, aural examination, aural sense, auscultation, bugging, conference, eager attention, ear, eavesdropping, electronic surveillance, examination by ear, favorable attention, hearing, heeding, hushed attention, interview, listening in, open-eared, rapt attention, sense of hearing, tryout, wiretapping
 

 

 

 

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