Definition of hearing

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Hearing (n.) The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good..

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Auditory :: Auditory (a.) Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) The hearing a matter judicially.
Forejudge :: Forejudge (v. t.) To judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof; to prejudge..
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..
Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound..
Deafness :: Deafness (n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
Oyer :: Oyer (n.) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing..
Audit :: Audit (a.) An audience; a hearing.
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) Same as Shearling.
Hearing :: Hearing (n.) A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues..
Stunning :: Stunning (a.) Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise..
Confessionalist :: Confessionalist (n.) A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession..
Acoustic :: Acoustic (a.) Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory..
Hearing :: Hearing (n.) The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good..
Sheep-shearing :: Sheep-shearing (n.) A feast at the time of sheep-shearing.
Shears :: Shears (n.) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge..
Auditive :: Auditive (a.) Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory.
Microcoustic :: Microcoustic (a.) Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing..
Penitential :: Penitential (n.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book..
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