listening
- present participle of listen.
Example Sentences
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"It was the main station playing the music I grew up listening to. I connected to it, the songs, the language, the artists."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Clips from the film, such as Matt Damon's Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship while listening to the sirens' song, have quickly become fodder for social media memes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Set against the backdrop of our modern culture, where we’re filming everything but listening to no one, McElwee finds himself trapped in irony’s clutches.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The academic’s perennial quest for interdisciplinarity, which until now has mainly meant listening to talks on topics you know nothing about, would come within reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Are you listening to me? I think we need to have a talk.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
