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hearing
Part of speech: NounThe sense by which sound is perceived; audience; judicial or official investigation.
Usage examples "hearing":- Therefore on hearing the word 'heretic' he turned sharp round to the judge, 'What sayest thou? - "A Book of Quaker Saints", Lucy Violet Hodgkin.
- A lady burst into tears at hearing him tell of the death of a child, as she lost her own two months ago. - "The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete", Honore de Balzac.
- " What on earth-" " I've been hearing it right along," Branch said. - "Rainbow's End", Rex Beach.