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noun

ˈhir-iŋ How to pronounce hearing (audio)
Definition of hearingnext
as in sound
range of hearing let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday

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verb

present participle of hear
1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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2
as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of hearing
Noun
Defendants can enter pleas at such hearings, or a judge can schedule the case further out for trial. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors also struggled to secure testimony in earlier hearings from witnesses of the shooting. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
The following summer, Leigh started hearing rumors that Beck’s next album was about her. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 The chair of Buzz Oates, the commercial real estate firm founded by his father, sat in the second row of Placer County’s historic courthouse in Auburn, wearing a black headset to aid in hearing the proceedings. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hearing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearing
  1. sound
  2. realizing
  3. listening
  4. sight
  5. discovering
  6. seeing
  7. learning
  8. finding
Noun
  • During this conversation, Adam and Charles hear a creaking sound on the porch that ends up being Cathy with her head bashed in and gain another diversion point in their relationship.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Much like how John Cage had tuned in to hear silence full of sound, Paxton tuned the dancer’s attention inward, to perceive bodily stillness full of internal micro-movements.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound
Verb
  • Much like Whitford back in the late 1980s, Blyth is realizing that Kaffee basically never gets to leave the stage.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, after realizing how cash-strapped a large chunk of these schools were, the conversation shifted towards the Big Ten's idea of 24-teams.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • There’s a percentage of people in any particular generation who just get tired of listening to what everybody’s listening to and want to find something different.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • My professional experience, community service, public school involvement and commitment to listening.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of listening
Noun
  • The coastal road that leads to Empire Bluff lies out of sight, just beyond the dunes.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest concern for LSU's defense was the sight of linebacker Whit Weeks hobbling to the locker room in a walking boot after an apparent ankle injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of sight
Verb
  • In fact, Ferrer first worked as a jazz drummer before moving into visual arts after discovering Surrealist artists and writers during a 1954 trip to Paris.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, the customer journey has become more fragmented — consumers are discovering brands via social, then browsing their websites, asking questions, receiving texts, making a purchase, then contacting service later.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Machchhar said his daughter had come to visit him in hospital but got scared seeing him in his condition.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are few things more destabilizing than seeing an ex in the wild.
    — Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nicholas Razo, Santa Fe Springs’ assistant city manager, told The Times that the city had previously raised concerns with the league about subletting and took action after learning the practice was continuing.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • Two days later, investigators searched his hotel room and reported finding nearly 700 grams of cocaine, more than 70 grams of fentanyl, drug packaging materials and $13,867, according to authorities.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding

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“Hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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