listening

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/]

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1. listening (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Of something or someone that listens.

Example: Any listening person can tell she's lying.

2. listening (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.

Example: He could hear better when he used his listening device.

3. listening (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.

Example: 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.

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