hearing
noun
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
unhearing
-
a word derived from
hearing.
Example Sentences
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It’s as though the debate that Jo and Amy have about whether the stuff of their lives can be considered important—the “domestic joys and struggles”—has fallen on unhearing ears.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2019
She lectures him on humanity, he teaches her how to fire a rifle, and their disagreements — Cat’s especially — sometimes slide into unhearing self-righteous harangue.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2015
He rode unmoved, and apparently unhearing, through 60 solid miles of praise.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are approximately 14 million such people in the U.S., and until very recently they have been the true silent minority, unheard as well as unhearing.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Maria Angelina stood like the bright eternal snow, unhearing and unheeding and most devilishly cold.
From The Innocent Adventuress by Mary Hastings Bradley
