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aural

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


ADJECTIVE
auditory
Synonyms




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His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Ilaiyaraaja's arrival was a watershed moment. It was an intervention by a person from an entirely different social and aesthetic background who had imbued a distinct aural soundscape," says TM Krishna, a celebrated Carnatic musician.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Whether guiding the sound and aesthetic of the Wu-Tang Clan or scoring films for Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, RZA has concocted an aural blueprint all his own.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

The first method is to teach a song by rote, a technique also known as aural learning, or “by ear.”

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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