noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who harkens or listens.

   "The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of harken form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

attendearballharkharkhearkenlisten

Example

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"The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]"

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