listening

Meaning of listening

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. give one's attention to a sound.
    evidently he was not listening
    if I've had a stressful day I love to chill out and listen to music

Old English hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.

Information about listening

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of listening is: listenings.
  • Languages ​​in which listening is used:

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Hyphenation of listening

lis-ten-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • listening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

listening synonyms

Meaning hearing:

hearing

Meaning perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something):

hear

Meaning pay attention to:

attend

Meaning listen:

hark, hearken

Translation of listening

Anagrams of listening

enlisting, tinseling

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