hearing

Meaning

Adj

Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

Noun

1. (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
2. (uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
3. (countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.
4. (countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
5. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
6. (countable) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
7. (countable, dated, informal, uncountable) A scolding.

Verb

present participle and gerund of hear

hear

• Verb
• Intj

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Synonyms

listening

ear

👂

audition

audience

trial

sense of hearing

earshot

auditory sense

interrogation

examination

auditory modality

judgment

auscultation

exam

hear

auditory

inquiry

earreach

judgement

interview

justice

legal proceeding

listen

obeying

questioning

quiz

radio reception

sense

session

smell

👃

stubborn

taste

touch

hearing of the case audience

oyer

hearing distance

auditory acuity

aural comprehension

adjudication

percent hearing

angel

👼

arrangement

attendance

attention

auditing

auditive

auditory nerve

aural

bad

👎

case

Translations

audition

udito

ouïe

Gehör

oído

audience

audição

ακοή

audición

gehoor

audiencia

udienza

ακρόαση

audició

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/

Etymology

From hear + -ing.

Sentences

Thought I might be hearing from you .