harks; harked; harking
old-fashioned + literary
: listen
—usually used as a command
"Hark! I hear a rustling of the leaves."—
H. D. Thoreau, Walden (1854)
H. D. Thoreau, Walden (1854)"Hark, she speaks!"—Shakespeare, Macbeth (1605-06)
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“Hark.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/hark. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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