secondarylistening
nounUK /ˈsekəndəri ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
US /ˈsekənderi ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
Listening carefully to someone after you have already heard the main thing.
After the teacher explained the rules, the students did some secondarylistening to catch the small details.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A second round of listening used to check understanding.
The class did secondarylistening to the recording to find the answer.
3. Listening that supports the main speaker or main task.
Her secondarylistening helped the group catch a mistake in the plan.
4. Paying attention to background sounds rather than the main message.
He practiced secondarylistening by noticing the birds while he read.