soundwatching
nounUK /ˈsaʊndˌwɒtʃɪŋ/
US /ˈsaʊndˌwɑːtʃɪŋ/
Soundwatching is listening very carefully to all the sounds around you.
We did some soundwatching in the garden and heard birds, bees, and a faraway train.
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2. The practice of paying close attention to the sound quality of a recording or broadcast.
The engineer spent hours soundwatching the mix to catch every click and hum.
3. A mindfulness exercise in which a person focuses on sounds to calm the mind.
Her meditation app includes a five-minute soundwatching session for beginners.
4. The hobby of identifying and cataloguing sounds in a particular environment.
His soundwatching log lists every bird call he hears before sunrise.