Etymology

listening

lis·ten·ing
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Today it means: Of something or someone that listens. Full definition →

Middle English listnynge ← Old English hlysnende
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listening · adjective, verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhlysnende
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlistnynge
  3. English todaylistening

From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.

listening · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromlistnynge
  2. English todaylistening

From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.

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