hearkening (to)

variants or harkening (to)
present participle of hearken (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearkening (to)
hearing
Verb
  • Expect to continue hearing a lot of rumors about the Cowboys in the coming days.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • By hearing the results of their entangled choices, users can gain a more concrete and intuitive grasp of these concepts.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Hearkening (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkening%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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