as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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Recent Examples of aural
True, spinning LPs is a laborious ritual, but devotees say the rewards—aural, aesthetic, and even philosophical—far outweigh any hassle.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
Castrinos’s voice was twee and naïf, the aural equivalent of a bob haircut and a polka-dot skirt worn to a Williamsburg dive bar.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
To put it simply, the visual and aural fidelity of this movie have been retained almost perfectly.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In addition, the sound of wind, the occasional airplane and a bird or two flying nearby made for a lively aural landscape accompanying the trumpet music.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
Castrinos’s voice was twee and naïf, the aural equivalent of a bob haircut and a polka-dot skirt worn to a Williamsburg dive bar.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
To put it simply, the visual and aural fidelity of this movie have been retained almost perfectly.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In addition, the sound of wind, the occasional airplane and a bird or two flying nearby made for a lively aural landscape accompanying the trumpet music.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aural
auditory
Adjective
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Kraus is a professor of neurobiology at Northwestern's School of Communication who studies the biology of auditory learning, according to the university's website.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In one account, advanced by the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, the laugh emerged as an auditory version of social grooming, an act that binds primate groups together.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aural. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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