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- Dictionaryun·heed·ing/ˌənˈhēdiNG/
adjective
- 1. not paying attention: "Mary, unheeding, watched the television"
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The meaning of UNHEEDING is giving no attention : showing no awareness : not heeding —sometimes used as a participial verb with a direct object. How to use unheeding in a sentence.
ignoring or not listening to something: He played music in a station full of unheeding commuters. Thousands of vehicles a day rush unheeding past the park. Fewer examples. Their misery went completely unnoticed by an unheeding world. The television screens played to the unheeding room.
Definitions of unheeding. adjective. marked by or paying little heed or attention. synonyms: heedless. careless, regardless. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration. deaf, indifferent. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed. see more.
1. having noticed or heard something but disregarding it. He'd bellowed his final entreaties to his unheeding players. adverb. 2. having noticed or heard something but disregarding it. They passed by unheeding. She spoke to him all the time, unheeding of whether he replied. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unheeding. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
unheeding - marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"
adjective. 1. having noticed or heard something but disregarding it. He'd bellowed his final entreaties to his unheeding players. adverb. 2. having noticed or heard something but disregarding it. They passed by unheeding. She spoke to him all the time, unheeding of whether he replied. Collins English Dictionary.
A complete guide to the word "UNHEEDING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
ignored or not listened to: go unheeded It is unfortunate that all the doctor's warnings went unheeded. unheeded warning There were reports of many unheeded warnings and missed opportunities. Fewer examples. Her calls for justice went largely unheeded for many years. His case offered many unheeded warning signs.
unheeding (comparative more unheeding, superlative most unheeding) Showing disregard