What does ignoring mean?
Ignoring means present participle and gerund of ignore.
Ignoring
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ignore.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of ignore
- The act by which something is ignored.
Example Sentences
Employ two revokes, two trumpings of your partner's best card and two ignorings of a call — all in the same hand!
We ignore various far-fetched possibilities, as hard-headed detectives should. But S does not ignore them. S is by profession a sceptical epistemologist. He never ignores much of anything. If it is our own ignorings that matter, then we are wrong, because S never knew much of anything.
Synonyms for ignoring
Antonyms for ignoring
Related Words
Word Forms
- ignorings
Usage Notes
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Employ two revokes, two trumpings of your partner's best card and two ignorings of a call — all in the same hand!
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