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closed one's ears

closed one's ears is the simple past and past participle of close one's ears.

Meaning of close one's ears

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)

  1. 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

Questions about closed one's ears

What is closed one's ears the simple past and past participle of?
Closed one's ears is the simple past and past participle of close one's ears.

Words near closed one's ears in the dictionary

  1. closed matte
  2. closed o
  3. closed off
  4. closed one eye
  5. closed one's doors
  6. closed one's ears
  7. closed one's eyes
  8. closed one's eyes and thought of England
  9. closed one's eyes for the last time
  10. closed one's mind
  11. closed order

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