hearing
nounHow many syllables in hearing?
There are 2 syllables in the word hearing.How to pronounce hearing:
Definition of hearing:
- hearing (noun):
- the process, function, or power of perceiving sound
- the special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli
- (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence.
Synonyms for hearing:
administrative hearing
audience
audition
auditory modality
auditory perception
auditory sense
aural faculty
competence hearing
distance
ear
earreach
earshot
fair hearing
hail
legal proceeding
listening
proceeding
proceedings
sense of hearing
sight
sound
Antonyms for hearing:
answer
deaf
ignorance
neglect
reply
unhearing
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- enlist
- cipher
- bastard
- subdue
- stress-mark
- rotted
- giggly
- clocked
- clanging
- buyer
- trumen
- queued
- propane
- youngster
- Wyoming
- qualmish
- concoct
- blather
- quiver
- preach
- outweighs
- meanwhile
- home run
- gulped
- destines
- connotes
- caching
- anthem
- resounds
- outweigh
- extolled
- conscience
- sunlit
- splattered
- ribbons
- Kirby
- greetings
- forge
- untwine
- brigand
- amongst
- upcast
- stabbing
- matcher
- invokes
- grinning
- fetter
- curtail
- chomping
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