Synonyms of the word

listening

• adj. Of something or someone that listens.
• adj. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
• adj. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
• n. Action of the verb listening.
• n. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
• v. present participle of listen.

hearing

• adj. Able to hear.
• n. (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
• n. (countable) The act by which something is heard.
• n. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
• n. (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
• v. present participle of hear.

perception

• n. Organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information.
• n. Conscious understanding of something.
• n. Vision (ability).
• n. Acuity.
• n. (cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through…

sensing

• v. present participle of sense.
• n. The act of sensation.