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hearing

hear·ing

hearing

 
pronunciation:
hi rIng
phrases:
hard of hearing
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the ability to perceive sound, or the extent to which one can hear.
an acute sense of hearing
definition 2: the chance to be heard.
He would not give me a hearing.
definition 3: a session in which arguments are presented, as in a law court.
definition 4: the range of one's ability to hear or be heard; earshot.
He ran away and was soon out of hearing.
similar words:
sound
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