listen eagerly
Frequency: 6.05.3 per million words
to listen with strong and impatient desire
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Examples (10)
- The children listened eagerly for the ice cream truck.
- She listened eagerly to the news of her promotion.
- Everyone in the audience listened eagerly as the speaker began.
- He always listens eagerly when his grandmother tells stories.
- We were all listening eagerly for the results of the competition.
- The students listened eagerly to the professor's lecture on ancient history.
- They listened eagerly to every word, hoping for a clue.
- Despite the late hour, the crowd continued to listen eagerly to the band.
- She had been listening eagerly for his call all day.
- The investors listened eagerly to the startup's pitch.