hearken
verb (used without object)
to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
hearkening
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present participleof hearken.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Parsons said liminal spaces all share a quality of feeling familiar: hearkening fragments of distant memories or experiences during childhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Subconsciously hearkening back to his childhood sleep experiences, he adds, “I wanted this story to feel like a nightmare that just keeps getting worse and worse and worse and worse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Unfortunately, when we’re taught that there are only eight planets and these planets reign in their orbits, we’re hearkening back to the old geocentric concept.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
And with them came a hearkening back to tipping’s shameful origins.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
He parted us: And His sun shows victorious The dead calm face,—and I am calm, And Heaven is hearkening a new psalm.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
