Hearing and Talking

Opposite meaning words

Hearing adjective - Able to perceive sound.

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Talking is an antonym for hearing.

Nearby Words: hear, hearer

Talking noun - An exchange of ideas via conversation.

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Hearing is an antonym for talking in speaking topic.

Nearby Words: talk, talked, talker

Heysel is also something Liverpool fans don't like hearing or talking about about, only in this case it's because it was the opposition fans being killed, during hooliganism's heyday in the '80's.

Source: Useful Notes / English Premier League
Innerspace. A man thinks he's hearing voices: actually, he has a miniaturized ship implanted in him, and the pilot is talking to him.

Source: Hearing Voices
In Dragon Ball Super, it seems Saiyans have better hearing than humans too, since Goku heard Bulma talking through a wall, when she wasn't talking that loud.

Source: Super Senses

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