unlistening
adj/ʌnˈlɪs.ən.iŋ/
Etymology
From un- + listening.
Definitions
Not listening.
- The voices of his mother and sisters, raised at times in eagerness or expectation of the future, fell upon his unlistening ears.
- "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?"
- Both have something important to say, but are hyperconscious of an unlistening world. They are disappointed, incredulous at humanity’s deafness.
present participle and gerund of unlisten
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for unlistening. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA