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noun

ˈhir-iŋ How to pronounce hearing (audio)
Definition of hearingnext
as in sound
range of hearing let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday

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verb

present participle of hear
1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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2
as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of hearing
Noun
Judge Ana Reyes held a hearing on Monday to learn more about the tree-clearing and decide whether to block further work on the golf course. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf has scheduled a Friday hearing to set a trial date. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
The design must mean something, and the music has to deliver something worth hearing. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 The existential debates happening around ASL aren’t just about fair treatment from hearing people. — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hearing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
  1. sound
  2. realizing
  3. listening
  4. sight
  5. discovering
  6. seeing
  7. learning
  8. finding
Noun
  • The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her oldest had heard the gun shots and the sound of people screaming in the school.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound
Verb
  • What changed her was realizing that natural ability wasn’t enough, leaving Hollywood for New York and studying with Lee Strasberg.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Capital One is getting closer to realizing the benefits of its transformative acquisition.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • The layout splits between a restaurant and a cocktail bar, with a listening lounge tucked into the back corner, whose walls come alive with flickering anime cartoons.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The words were collected during listening sessions and school visits.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of listening
Noun
  • The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States.
    — Kelly McGreal , Isabella Bernabeo, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Lugo even sees his business expanding beyond Austin, with his sights set on New York City, hotspots across California and even Mexico City.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sight
Verb
  • Today is excellent for discovering the next clue rather than forcing yourself to produce the final answer.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of discovering and browsing websites themselves, customers could delegate those tasks to Muse.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • The fact-finding report will be made public 10 days after it is provided to the CSU and CFA.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cleaning graves grew in popularity during the pandemic The trend was particularly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as people searched for safe hobbies, finding connections over death during a pandemic.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding

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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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