Synonyms for listening
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- listenings → hearings, eavesdroppings, auscultations…
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We may hear without listening, as words suddenly uttered in an adjoining room; or we may listen without hearing, as to a distant speaker.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hearing We are looking forward to hearing about your trip.
- eavesdropping I caught him eavesdropping by my office door.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| listening | rising | |
| hearing | falling | |
| eavesdropping | rising | |
| auscultation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- hearing2
- 12 letters
- auscultation
- 13 letters
- eavesdropping3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hearing2 = 2 syllables).