listening: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 10 letter points · starts with L · ends with G
Meaning of listening
adj
- not-comparable
Of something or someone that listens.
Example: Any listening person can tell she's lying.
- not-comparable
Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
Example: He could hear better when he used his listening device.
- not-comparable
Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
Source: Wiktionary — listening.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of listen
Base or related entry: listen.
Source: Wiktionary — listening.
noun
An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
Example: This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.
An educational exercise involving listening.
Example: OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.
Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
Example: You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.
Listed forms: listenings.
Source: Wiktionary — listening.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for listening.
noun
the act of hearing attentively
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is listening in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of listening
L(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + N(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of listening
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from listening
186 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in listening. Showing up to 24, longest first.