hearing

== English == === Etymology === From hear +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ === Adjective === hearing (comparative more hearing, superlative most hearing) Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. ==== Antonyms ==== deaf nonhearing ==== Meronyms ==== (sensation produced in the ear): high-pitched, sharp, low-pitched, bass (pitch), loud, soft (volume), melodious, shrill (likeability) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hearing (countable and uncountable, plural hearings) (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound. (uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot. (countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news. (countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard. (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. (informal, dated) A scolding. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hearing present participle and gerund of hear === Derived terms ===