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falling on deaf ears

falling on deaf ears is the present participle of fall on deaf ears.

Meaning of fall on deaf ears

Verb

fall on deaf ears (third-person singular simple present falls on deaf ears, present participle falling on deaf ears, simple past fell on deaf ears, past participle fallen on deaf ears)

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To be ignored.
    • Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears.

Questions about falling on deaf ears

What is falling on deaf ears the present participle of?
Falling on deaf ears is the present participle of fall on deaf ears.

Words near falling on deaf ears in the dictionary

  1. falling off the twig
  2. falling off the ugly tree
  3. falling off the wagon
  4. falling on
  5. falling on a grenade
  6. falling on deaf ears
  7. falling on hard times
  8. falling on one's face
  9. falling on one's sword
  10. falling on someone's neck
  11. falling out

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