hardly listen
Frequency: 5.95.1 per million words
to listen very little or not at all
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Examples (10)
- He was hardly listening, for he had too much on his mind.
- The children hardly listened to their teacher's instructions.
- She found it difficult to get anyone to hardly listen to her concerns.
- Despite his efforts, they would hardly listen to his advice.
- After a long day, I could hardly listen to another word.
- If you hardly listen in class, you'll struggle with the exam.
- He's usually so attentive, but today he's hardly listening at all.
- Even when she spoke loudly, he would hardly listen to her.
- They hardly listened to the news, preferring to chat among themselves.
- You can talk all you want, but they'll hardly listen to your pleas.