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closing one's ears

closing one's ears is the present participle and gerund 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 closing one's ears

What is closing one's ears the present participle and gerund of?
Closing one's ears is the present participle and gerund of close one's ears.

Words near closing one's ears in the dictionary

  1. closing in on
  2. closing in upon
  3. closing off
  4. closing one eye
  5. closing one's doors
  6. closing one's ears
  7. closing one's eyes
  8. closing one's eyes and thinking of England
  9. closing one's eyes for the last time
  10. closing one's mind
  11. Closing Opposition

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