hearken
verb (used without object)
to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
has been hearkening
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present perfect progressiveof hearken (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Of late CBS has been hearkening to the heartland again, with Dallas and Dukes of Hazzard and, next Tuesday, a two-hour Return of the Beverly Hillbillies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dagont," cried Birse, "it's Wearywarld, and he has been hearkening.
From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
I checked her, I did; but my poor girl she said, said she, 'Never mind; the little one has been hearkening to yourself.'
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Sir Hall Caine
