auditory

adjective

Definition of auditorynext
as in aural
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily

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Recent Examples of auditory For instance, some people will benefit from reaction drills related to visual scanning, whereas others might need to be challenged by auditory input. — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2026 For most people, the experience is secondary, an auditory experience. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 This stage is marked by visual, auditory or tactile hallucinations. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 According to the lawsuits, Clancy allegedly experienced depression, insomnia and auditory hallucinations before the killings. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
  1. aural
  2. acoustic
  3. auricular
  4. audial
  5. perceptible
Adjective
  • Summit staged an aural and visual attack on Grant Park, weaving in everything from the Prodigy to Pink Floyd over the course of 90 minutes as clouds of smoke rose above the festival’s north end.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For many years, critics frequently downplayed the soothing texture of Sade’s songs as mere aural wallpaper, mood music for lovemaking.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
Definition of aural
Adjective
  • The acoustic/electronic modes of production and glitchiness might be described as a gorp-core version of hyperpop.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The company said this exercise was an important step in proving their acoustic system for ongoing monitoring in challenging maritime areas.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of acoustic
Adjective
  • It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.
    — Paul McClure May 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
  • While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of auricular
Adjective
  • With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
    — Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Definition of audial
Adjective
  • With rain falling, the disk of the sun was barely perceptible and then, suddenly, the lights went out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of perceptible

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