unhearing

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unhearing^¹

adjective

not comparable Not hearing. [She] flung herself / Down on the great King's couch, and writhed upon it, / And clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm, / And shriek'd out 'traitor' to the unhearing wall, […]
Opposite: hearing

unhearing^²

Where it comes from

From unhear + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of unhear

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"unhearing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unhearing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"unhearing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unhearing.

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@misc{unhearing_2026,
  title = {unhearing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unhearing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}