hearkening (to)

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearkening (to)
hearing
Verb
  • The hiker, who officials didn’t specify if they were injured, had continuously been blowing the whistle and was found 30 minutes after ground teams began hearing the sound, officials said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the volunteer commission’s chair, Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, praised Mitchell for hearing earlier feedback and demonstrating a willingness to compromise.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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