LISTENING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of hearing attentively
   Synonym(s)
   • hearing (what does hearing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • you can learn a lot by just listening
   • they make good music–you should give them a hearing
   Hypernyms(s) listening is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sensing (what does sensing mean?)
   • perception (what does perception mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • auscultation (what does auscultation mean?)
   • relistening (what does relistening mean?)
   • rehearing (what does rehearing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • listen (what does listen mean?)
   • hear (what does hear mean?)
   • take heed (what does take heed mean?)
   • heed (what does heed mean?)
   • mind (what does mind mean?)
   • listen (what does listen mean?)
   • listen (what does listen mean?)
   • hear (what does hear mean?)
   • take heed (what does take heed mean?)
   • listen (what does listen mean?)

LISTENING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • attending to or alert for sound
   Usage Example(s)
   • be wary of listening ears
   • government-maintained listening posts
   Similar To
   • attentive (what does attentive mean?)