Antonyms for unhearing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : heer-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪər ɪŋ

Definition of unhearing

Origin : "perception by ear," early 13c., from present participle of hear. Meaning "a listening to evidence in a court of law" is from 1570s.

As in deaf : adj unwilling

Example sentences :

The yapping and barking of the wolves fell upon an unhearing ear.
Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler

When she came down, he was sitting as she had left him, unhearing, unseeing and unheeding.
Extract from : « The White Shield » by Myrtle Reed

To me the whole world has been as unhearing as the tempest, and as cold as the iceberg.
Extract from : « Fifteen Years in Hell » by Luther Benson

To me the whole world was unhearing as the tempest, and as cold as the torpedo.
Extract from : « Caleb Williams » by William Godwin

He complained to the unhearing Spike all the way back to a dressing station, though twice refusing help to carry his load.
Extract from : « The Wrong Twin » by Harry Leon Wilson

"This Maggie Kinsella makes the finest lace for miles about," said Michael, unhearing, unheeding.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

More and more perturbed, as the climax approached, Mr. Peaslee took his place in the jury-room, and sat there with unhearing ears.
Extract from : « The Calico Cat » by Charles Miner Thompson

But she stooped, and she put her lips upon his cold lips: and she whispered in his unhearing ear.
Extract from : « The Washer of the Ford » by Fiona Macleod

It was humiliating indeed to make an earnest apology to unhearing ears.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower

He asked help first from the senate of his native town, Genoa; but Genoa turned to him an unhearing ear.
Extract from : « Great Inventions and Discoveries » by Willis Duff Piercy

Synonyms for unhearing

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