Synonyms for Hearing (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (an opportunity to state your case and be heard):
audience
WordNet sense 2 (the range within which a voice can be heard):
earshot, earreach
WordNet sense 3 (the ability to hear; the auditory faculty):
audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing
WordNet sense 4 (the act of hearing attentively):
listening
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