hearing vs speaking

hearing

noun
  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

speaking

noun
  • The act of communicating vocally. 

  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language. 

  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story. 

adj
  • Used in speaking. 

  • Having competence in a language. 

  • Having the ability of speech. 

  • Expressive; eloquent. 

  • Involving speaking. 

intj
  • Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking. 

How often have the words hearing and speaking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )