HEARKENING (TO) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

hearkening (to)

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present participle of hearken (to)

as in attending (to)

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hearing

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Odysseus insisted on hearing their song and was tied to the mast.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Neighbors didn’t recall hearing anything out of the ordinary before the shooting.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

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