hearing.
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Meaning & usage
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
The sense used to perceive sound.
My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise.
The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
She moved out of hearing and I lost the end of the sentence.
Something heard; a report or piece of news.
The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light.
All I want is for my views to get a fair hearing.
A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
A scolding.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
present participle and gerund of hear
Where this word comes from
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
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