"unhearing" meaning in English

See unhearing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + hearing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|hearing|id1=negative}} un- + hearing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unhearing (not comparable)
  1. Not hearing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unhearing-en-adj-vJWxYvYu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hearing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Hearing: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From unhear + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unhear|ing|nocat=1}} unhear + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unhearing
  1. present participle and gerund of unhear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unhear
    Sense id: en-unhearing-en-verb-GtyEHIeR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Elaine”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 179:",
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          "text": "Camille said, as if unhearing, \"Of course Apollo isn't with us permanently, you know!\"",
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