close one's ears
close one's ears verb: not to listen.
Verb
close one's ears (third-person singular simple present closes one's ears, present participle closing one's ears, simple past and past participle closed one's ears)
- Not to listen.
- to state the case still more strongly, the nation has a right to such practical wisdom as can be elicited only by the free comparison and discussion of opposing and divergent theories and measures; and the legislators who represent a bare majority have no right to close their ears and minds to the...1865, Thomas Hare, The Election of Representatives, Parliamentary and Municipal, page 65
- He closed his ears to applauding voices of the multitude, when those voices were to him the melody of time.1910 May, Margaret Preston Lynnbrook, “Doctor Bestor's Atonement”, in The New England Magazine, volume 42, number 3, page 312
Forms of close one's ears
| third-person singular present | closes one's ears |
|---|---|
| present participle | closing one's ears |
| past participle | closed one's ears |
| past | closed one's ears |
Questions about close one's ears
- What does close one's ears mean?
- Close one's ears means not to listen.
- What part of speech is close one's ears?
- Close one's ears is a verb.
- What is the past tense of close one's ears?
- The past tense of close one's ears is closed one's ears.
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