hearken
verb (used without object)
to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
is hearkening
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present progressiveof hearken (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In every infant cry my soul is hearkening, The haunting happiness forever o'er, And all the bitterness of death is darkening The heavenly looks that smiled mine eyes before.
From The Poems of Schiller — First period by Friedrich Schiller
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
"Norton is hearkening to these rude tongues that do speak so lustily!" said Mortimer.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
Very frequently the multitude at the foot of the mountain are worshiping a golden calf, while the prophet, lonely and aloof upon the summit, is hearkening to the very voice of God.
From The Theory of the Theatre by Clayton Meeker Hamilton
Folded eyes and folded hands Typify divine commands He is hearkening to, intent Beyond wonderment.
From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by James Whitcomb Riley
