HARKING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

harking

verb

present participle of hark

as in listening

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, "Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?"

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of harking For years now, womenswear designers have been delivering us long, thin (and often useless) scarves—harking all the way back to early-aughts Chloé and Marc Jacobs days, when boho-chic ruled the runways. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for harking

Verb

There’s a percentage of people in any particular generation who just get tired of listening to what everybody’s listening to and want to find something different.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
My professional experience, community service, public school involvement and commitment to listening.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of listening

Verb

His idiosyncratic movement style combines classical ballet, modern dance and emphatic physical theater, harkening back to his early training in Chicago with Sybil Shearer.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Referenced as harkening back to classics such as William Friedkin’s Sorcerer and John Huston’s Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Weight is set in 1933 Oregon as Samuel Murphy (Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026