listen
verb (used without object)
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
unlistening
-
a word derived from
listen.
Example Sentences
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This hearts & flowers campaign does not always fall on unlistening ears.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several of the speeches throughout the following evening were of a high order; but still there was no response—it was speaking from a rock to the noisy, unlistening, and irresponsive sea.
From Sketches in the House (1893) by O'Conner, T. P.
Did you know, beloved, at the last, in that intolerable heat, in that moment of supreme anguish, that he is unlistening, unhelpful as the stars, that you cried not to him?
From Green Mansions: a romance of the tropical forest by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
We paused to listen to his clear, silvery strain poured out without stint upon that unlistening solitude.
From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John
So, at least, thinks the caravanserai-jee, who becomes anxious about it and tries to persuade them to come down; but he might as well attempt to summon down from above the unlistening clouds.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
