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Meanings of listenings in English

One is hearing what others are saying, and trying to understand what it means.

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Examples for "listening"
Examples for "listening"
1
Just keep listening; engage with the problem, ask more and more questions.
The Guardian
2
The problem was that, by this time, people were no longer listening.
The Guardian
3
I stopped listening to you about five minutes ago, he said honestly.
The kiss
4
And Father said, 'Were you listening to what I was saying, Christopher?'
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
5
Have you found listening devices at any of the other victims' homes?'
The missing
Usage of listenings in English
1
There are melodies and meanings here that only repeated listenings will unlock.
Radio NZ
2
That was all; there it stopped; and vain were all their listenings to catch another note.
Aikenside
3
The venturing back to his own room in the morning was attended with many listenings and quiverings.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
4
Since then, I have stayed inside and made certain that there were no more intrusions or listenings.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
5
What it all means may take many listenings to discover, but one senses it will be worth it.
The Irish Times
6
I tried with all my heart to explain and he answered me-betweenhis listenings-withthe "far away" love note.
My Robin
7
She vented petulant words every now and then, but there were sighs between her words, and sudden listenings between her sighs.
The Return of the Native
8
I activated my tape recorder as quickly as I could, but even after multiple subsequent listenings, Lucille was not easy to decipher.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
Listenings through the time