: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
visual and aural sensations
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a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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These aural assassins should be rounded up and shipped to a penal island off the coast of Antarctica.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
The Color, Light, and Sound of Dreams This shift is not only formally marked with longer shots and less edits, Kapadia reached for a distinct visual and aural presentation as well.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
All this comes down to Eggers’s skill at drawing out aural and visual textures from his team’s impeccable period-specific production design.
—Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The result is an unfamiliar and deeply sensual aural clash of whistles, clicks, and consonants, each molded and metamorphosed by their enveloping fungal tissue.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
The Color, Light, and Sound of Dreams This shift is not only formally marked with longer shots and less edits, Kapadia reached for a distinct visual and aural presentation as well.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
All this comes down to Eggers’s skill at drawing out aural and visual textures from his team’s impeccable period-specific production design.
—Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The result is an unfamiliar and deeply sensual aural clash of whistles, clicks, and consonants, each molded and metamorphosed by their enveloping fungal tissue.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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