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listenin'

listenin' is the pronunciation spelling of listening.

Meaning of listening

Adjective

listening (not comparable)

  1. Of something or someone that listens.
    • Any listening person can tell she's lying.
  2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
    • He could hear better when he used his listening device.
  3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
    • The safest cover lay close under the wall of the cañon, and here through the dense thickets Venters made his slow, listening advance toward the oval.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC

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What is listenin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Listenin' is the pronunciation spelling of listening.

Words near listenin' in the dictionary

  1. listeners
  2. listenership
  3. listenerships
  4. listenest
  5. listeneth
  6. listenin'
  7. listening
  8. listening after
  9. listening bar
  10. listening bars
  11. listening comprehension

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