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Listening

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

n. Action of the verb listening

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

v. Present participle of listen.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. the act of hearing attentively.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of one who listens.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of hearing attentively

Word Usage

"I've become very aware of how when a person vents say, me that people listening often--almost as a reflex--jump to give advice, but if you are *really listening* you will notice that the person venting did not ask for advice."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

perception sensing

Cross Reference

listen

Hyponym

relistening auscultation rehearing

Form

listening station listening post

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

hearing listen harkening hearkening eavesdropping

Verb Stem

listen

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

christening glistening