listening up
Giving full attention
Listening up is paying close attention, especially after being told to do so.
The phrase typically follows an imperative—Listen up, everyone—signaling that important information is coming.
Someone who is listening up has shifted from casual hearing to focused attention.
- all earsFully attentive to speech
- lend an earListen with sympathy
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- heads upAdvance warning notice
- wake up callAlert that demands attention
dialogue · focus · concentration · tuning in · responsiveness · understanding · readiness · compliance · hearing · attentiveness · pay attention · empathy · pay heed · rapport · verbal cues · perception · mindfulness · acknowledgment
listening upzoning out
Losing conscious attention temporarily
tuning out · spacing out · daydreaming · ignoring · not paying attention
listening upignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · turning a deaf ear · tuning out · blowing off · dismissing
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