: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
visual and aural sensations
Examples of aural in a Sentence
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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Like pioneering American artists such as Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor, Pascoal is the master of his own musical universe, a richly diverse aural cosmos where all styles converge to form an exotic whole.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Doctors often call this feeling aural fullness or, when linked to altitude changes, barotrauma.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In her fantastical museum—for this memoir is the Wind Museum of her musings, her attempt to present the stormy atmosphere of the planet—moving air has been ingeniously captured and made into a kind of aural kaleidoscope of voices and sound.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Throughout the early, character-developing scenes, the filmmaker throws in nightmarish visual and aural flourishes, leaving us guessing as to their meaning.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Doctors often call this feeling aural fullness or, when linked to altitude changes, barotrauma.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In her fantastical museum—for this memoir is the Wind Museum of her musings, her attempt to present the stormy atmosphere of the planet—moving air has been ingeniously captured and made into a kind of aural kaleidoscope of voices and sound.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Throughout the early, character-developing scenes, the filmmaker throws in nightmarish visual and aural flourishes, leaving us guessing as to their meaning.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aural
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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