listening
English
/ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/
adj
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English listnynge inherited from Old English hlysnende suffix from English listen.
Origin
English
listen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- listen English
- listenability English
- listenable English
- listener English
- listenest English
- listeneth English
- nonlistening English
- prelisten English
- pseudolisten English
- relisten English
- unlisten English
- unlistening English
- hlysnende Old English
- listenen Middle English
- listnynge Middle English