: 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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The contrast between this and an aural document of human life being snuffed out is a shock that never wears off.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The system gives pilots two aural alerts when an unauthorized aircraft enters the runway on a collision course with the authorized aircraft.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
The arrangements of the songs are virtually unchanged, reflecting his astute judgment that there is no need or benefit to tampering with music that has stood the test of time and — for many fans — become part of the aural fabric of their lives.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The system gives pilots two aural alerts when an unauthorized aircraft enters the runway on a collision course with the authorized aircraft.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
The arrangements of the songs are virtually unchanged, reflecting his astute judgment that there is no need or benefit to tampering with music that has stood the test of time and — for many fans — become part of the aural fabric of their lives.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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