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hearing

/ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. · Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
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Phillips was in the back of the room hearing Prissy Andrews’s Latin, Diana whispered to Anne, “That’s Gilbert Blythe sitting right across the aisle from you, Anne.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 112 · C1
A Fox hearing these words said with a smile to the Bear, “Oh!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 8 · B2
The servants, hearing the strange hubbub and perceiving the danger of their master, quickly relieved him, and drove out the Ass to his stable with kicks and clubs and cuffs.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 18 · B2
A CAT, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking his cane and a bag of instruments becoming his profession, went to call on them.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 22 · B2

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