hearing
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
Adjective 1 meaning
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
“Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.”
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Etymology
From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing.
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HEARING at a glance
HEARING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,557 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hearing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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