I'm glad to hear back from you vs I'm glad to hearing back from you

The correct phrase would be "I'm glad to hear back from you." However, you can use the gerund with the phrase "look forward to," as in "I look forward to hearing from you."

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This phrase is correct.

"I'm glad to hear back from you"

Use this phrase to let someone know that you are happy to get a response from him.

Some examples from our editors:

I'm glad to hear back from you; I thought you had gone missing.
I'm glad to hear back from you; I look forward to speaking further about the proposal.

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Sep 11, 2010 ... @animedrawing11 I'm glad to hear back from you. Sometimes I get excited to show something that I think will save you money & my voice gets ...
I'm glad to hear back from you, and thank you so much for the kind rating. And please feel free to post additional questions to Google Answers ...
Feb 2, 2015 ... I'm glad to hear back from you guys, and it really helped! I agreed with a lot of what was said, and have taken on the stance of being kind but ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

I'm glad to hear from you
I'm happy to hear from you
I'm glad you decided to get back to me

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

"I'm glad to hearing back from you"

The infinitive of "hear" is "to hear." It is incorrect to use the gerund ("-ing") here.

Some alternatives from our editors:

I'm glad to hear back from you.

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I'm glad to hear back from you vs I'm glad to hearing back from you

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