listening

Meanings

Adjective

• Of something or someone that listens.
• Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
• Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.

Verb

• Present participle of listen

Noun

• Action of the verb listening
• An educational exercise involving listening
• Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.

Origin

• From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.
• From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.