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hearing
hearing things
Having auditory hallucinations. Bob: "Listen, I'm sure that someone is right behind us!" Jack: "Bob, you're hearing things. There's nothing out here but us and the wind."
hard of hearing
[of someone] unable to hear well or partially deaf. Please speak loudly. I am hard of hearing. Tom is hard of hearing, but is not totally deaf.
hearing impaired
Euph. deaf or nearly deaf. This program is closed-captioned for our hearing-impaired viewers. His mother happens to be hearing impaired, so he learned to sign at an early age.
hard of hearing
Somewhat deaf, having a partial loss of hearing. For example, You'll have to speak distinctly; Dad's a little hard of hearing. The use of hard in the sense of "difficulty in doing something" survives only in this expression. [Mid-1500s]
hard of hearing
1. Having a partial loss of hearing.
2. People who have partial loss of hearing, considered as a group.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gerald | | JER-əld (English), GE-rahlt (German) | English, German |
Duci | | - | Hungarian |
Alfhildr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
Kaety | | KAY-tee | English (Rare) |
MÌCheal | | - | Scottish |
Misho | | - | Georgian |