auditory

adjective

Definition of auditorynext
as in aural
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily

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Recent Examples of auditory This profile on two post-production sound mixers reveals just how much can be done to improve your viewers’ auditory experience. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 19 June 2026 Clicking into a trend Fidget clickers are a type of tactile tool, sometimes with an auditory component, that people press, click or fidget with to help regulate their emotions or concentrate on tasks. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026 Add Engaging Visual Elements For a room meant to engage your auditory senses, visual elements still have an important place. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026 Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
  1. aural
  2. acoustic
  3. auricular
  4. audial
  5. perceptible
Adjective
  • For many years, critics frequently downplayed the soothing texture of Sade’s songs as mere aural wallpaper, mood music for lovemaking.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
  • That can include the device, the fitting, follow-ups, accessories, and even aural rehabilitation classes.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of aural
Adjective
  • But the gentle vocal harmonies and trippy acoustic strumming, like the jokey title, transform the song into something else.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • The goal is to incorporate acoustic dampening and fully transparent materials to make the drone truly vanish.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of acoustic
Adjective
  • It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.
    — Paul McClure May 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
  • While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of auricular
Adjective
  • With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
    — Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Definition of audial
Adjective
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of perceptible

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