hearing
hearing is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Hear. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- present participle. of Hear
- noun. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
- noun. Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
- noun. A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
- noun. Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
- noun. the act of hearing attentively
"you can learn a lot by just listening"
"they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
- noun. (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
- noun. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
"his hearing was impaired"
- noun. a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
"the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
- noun. the range within which a voice can be heard
"the children were told to stay within earshot"
- noun. an opportunity to state your case and be heard
"they condemned him without a hearing"
"he saw that he had lost his audience"
- adjective. able to perceive sound
Synonyms
listening, audition, earreach, earshot, audience
Common word forms
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