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Meaning of 'listening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Listening [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Listen

Meaning of 'listening' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . listening [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of hearing attentively
Example in sentence:
  • they make good music--you should give them a hearing;
  • you can learn a lot by just listening

Nearby Words:

lisbon lisle lisne lisp lisped lisper lisping lispingly liss lissencephala

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