Hearing
of Hear
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
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Hearing Quotations
Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.
Sigmund Freud
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Shaquille O'Neal
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
Peter Drucker
If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence.
George Eliot
Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle.
Walt Whitman
What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy?
George Orwell
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
George Orwell
Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears.
Temple Grandin
Hearing Translations
hearing in Dutch is gehoor
hearing in French is ouie, audience, oyant, entendant
hearing in Italian is ascolto
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