different between listening vs listful

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?s.n??/, /?l?s.?n.??/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

listening (not comparable)

1. Of something or someone that listens.

   Any listening person can tell she's lying.

2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.

   He could hear better when he used his listening device.

3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.

   • The safest cover lay close under the wall of the cañon, and here through the dense thickets Venters made his slow, listening advance toward the oval.

Translations

Verb

listening

1. present participle of listen

Derived terms

• listening post
• listening station

Etymology 2

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

Noun

listening (plural listenings)

1. Action of the verb listening
2. An educational exercise involving listening

3. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.

Translations

Anagrams

• enlisting, tinseling

English

Etymology 1

list +? -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?stf?l/

Adjective

listful (comparative more listful, superlative most listful)

1. Attentive, listening.
2. Using or based on lists.
3. (rare) Tending to list or lean.

Related terms

• listen

Etymology 2

list +? -ful

Noun

listful (plural listfuls or listsful)

1. As many as fill a list.