unheeding

adjective

un·​heed·​ing ˌən-ˈhē-diŋ 

: giving no attention : showing no awareness : not heeding

protests that have fallen on unheeding ears

She had gone on in her earnestness, unheeding of his question.

—Henry James

—sometimes used as a participial verb with a direct object

… she flew to her husband, clung round his neck, and unheeding the presence of Varney, overwhelmed him with caresses …

—Sir Walter Scott

unheedingly adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unheeding

• acceding
• cheerleading
• conceding
• crossbreeding
• exceeding
• impeding
• inbreeding
• misleading
• misreading
• preceding
• proceeding
• proofreading