- present participle of listen.
listening
Example Sentences
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Most nights I was a simple man at the end of the bar, taking in the spectacle, listening, watching.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
It seems like you are heavily inspired by literature, more so than other artists would be by just general music and listening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"It's so stupid and it changed my voice," she reiterated, then laughed: "So if you guys don't like listening to my voice, that's totally understandable. I don't mind. Just don't listen to it."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Lula "is someone you can tell is always open to listening, to hearing criticism -- obviously constructive criticism," Ana Elisa told AFP at a park in Divinopolis, her hometown in southeastern Brazil.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
But Duane was not listening to that voice, even though he’d known and trusted that voice for as long as he could remember.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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