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aural

[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /
ADJECTIVE
acoustic
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
auditory
Synonyms




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Unfortunately, Ms. Jacoby’s intriguing aural choices found scant counterpart in her choreography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

His gently oddball vision of loner heroics has plenty of terror-steeped imagery to go with the referential sound design’s aural innocence of antiquated bloops, blurps and synthetic tones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The versions narrated by Mr. Dale and Mr. Fry are best for car journeys, because with fewer aural elements they’ll be easier to hear over the noises of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The aural dig is worth it for all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

This particular case study on West African music relies solely on aural learning, which means that a rote method is applicable to the music learning.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin