hearkening (to)

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearkening (to)
hearing
Verb
  • In that incident, two men allegedly fired into an apartment building from the lot after hearing gunshots nearby and observing a green laser on one man’s daughter.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But where the book ends with David hearing a hopeful message on the radio, the movie has the tank run out.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hearkening (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkening%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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