hark
verb (used without object)
to listen attentively; hearken.
was harking
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past progressiveof hark.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maybe it was harking back to the rivalry between their fathers, who fought a controversial draw in their second and final meeting in 1993.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
He was harking back to the time when John F Kennedy came to Berlin and put his hands on the Wall declaring: "Ich bin ein Berliner"- I am a Berliner.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2011
He was harking back to the voyage he undertook to decide whether to challenge Specter.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2010
He had become quite alive now to what had impressed Mr. Jerry in Aunt M'riar's appearance and manner, and was harking back over recent events to find something that would account for it.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
He was harking back to the old shed beside his father's cabin and the gay prints tacked to the worm-eaten boards.
From A Son of the Hills by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock
