Listening and Witnessing

Listening

Listening noun - The act of hearing attentively.

Witnessing and listening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Witnessing" instead an adjective "Listening".

Nearby Words: listen, listened, listener

Witnessing

Definitions of Listening not found.

Listening and witnessing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Listening" instead an adjective "Witnessing".

Nearby Words: witness, witnessed

Both words in one sentence

  • The title character of The Who's Tommy, the result of him witnessing the murder of, depending on which version of the story you're watching or listening to, his father or mother's lover.
  • Literature / Thirteen Reasons Why Stress Vomit: Clay has to open Tony's car door and throw up at the roadside at one point whilst listening to Hannah's account of witnessing a rape.
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