(law) To ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

hearing dog

plural of hearing-ear dog

To engage in mental activity without being distracted by noise.

(colloquial) Used to emphasize a command or an opinionated statement.

Used to say that someone or something deserves praise and applause.

Alternative form of one could hear a pin drop

Used to introduce one's understanding of someone's point of view.

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

(idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.