p.pr. & ·vb.n. of hear.
2. hearing ·noun extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
3. hearing ·noun attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, i could not obtain a hearing.
4. hearing ·noun the act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
5. hearing ·noun a listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.